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

Thus, under the name of Order and Civil Government, we are all made at last to pay homage to and support our own meanness. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

On an overcast Saturday morning in late September, with Missouri's summer heat seemingly broken at last, the sounds of lawnmowers and leaf blowers filled the air as Luckfield began knocking doors in a neighborhood 20 miles west of the Gateway Arch. — Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Yolanda Delgado of Aurora and her daughter Daleyza enjoy a moment at last year's trick-or-treat event offered by the city of Aurora. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

The fund’s second cohort was announced at last year’s Cannes Film Festival. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Oct. 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