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

You were crowned by GQ as the best dressed man at last year’s festival. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

The explosive play is, at last, putting the Chiefs’ offense ahead of schedule again. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

SpaceX's next astronaut mission for NASA has a new launch date at last. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The lab was announced at last September’s Quantum World Congress with the project being greenlit a day before the event, Tahan said. — Pera Onal, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 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