at last

phrase

variants or at long last

: at the end of a period of time : finally

At last you've come home.

Examples of at last in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tensions between the two countries mounted last year with Spain's refusal to commit to investing 5% of GDP annually on defense by 2035, after other member states agreed to the target at last year's summit. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 9 July 2026

The Americans, at last coming up for air, had a moment late in the half that buoyed a capacity crowd in Seattle’s NFL stadium and numerous watch parties throughout San Diego County. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Bentley is at last expanding its lineup of luxury vehicles with its first EV – the Torcal. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 July 2026

Both sides previously entered into a memorandum of understanding at last year’s Paris Air Show as part of Airbus’ ZEROe initiative first announced in 2020. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for at last

• aghast
• amassed
• biassed
• broadcast
• bypassed
• downcast
• forecast
• foremast
• harassed
• holdfast
• mainmast
• newscast