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

Forty years later, Wednesday, England was mere minutes from exacting payback at last. — Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

After having the ball inside Argentina's half of the pitch for seemingly minutes, Switzerland was able to at last generate two decent looks at a goal, but each time the shot was saved by Argentina keeper Emiliano Martínez. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026

Adams played club football for the Sundowns — the reigning CAF Champions League winners, who competed at last year’s Club World Cup in the United States, and have already qualified for the 2029 tournament. — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 July 2026

There were 326,000 Americans working as financial advisers at last count, and at least a third of them are expected to retire in the next decade. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 10 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