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

The fewer than 200 attendees at last week’s semi-secret session in the museum’s intimate Clive Davis Theater had done a good job of helping keep the nature of the performance under wraps until now. — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

The war was top of mind at last year’s festival as well, where thousands gathered for a large pro-Palestinian protest during one of the busiest nights in hopes of redirecting the spotlight from the movie stars to the real world. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Here, at last, was his chance to graduate from theater kid to impresario. — Erik Forrest Jackson, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026

The Fever missed their first chance to set a franchise record for victories, holding at last year's total of 24. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 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