Meanings
- For a long time; extensively.
He went on at great/long length about his supposed qualifications.
Synonyms: abidingly, duratively, protractedly
- datedformalAt last, finally, eventually.
She led us through the tunnels for some time, until at length we reached a small door in the rock.
5 more examples
Through all these she persistently pursued the object of her mission. Her search lasted for long weary years—she followed it unweariedly, till at length she was rewarded.
1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 26How long I slept I cannot tell, for I had nothing to guide me to the time, but woke at length, and found myself still in darkness.
1898, J. Meade Falkner, chapter 4, in Moonfleet‘You got rather left there, old chap,’ said Monk at length.
1903, P. G. Wodehouse, A Prefect's Uncle, A & C BlackMr Cripps, who had meanwhile been submitting certain bottles to a close scrutiny against the light, at length uttered an exclamation of triumph and put a bottle on the table.
1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 7At length, the two schemes were amalgamated to form the Manchester & Birmingham, which was to pass through the Potteries and join the Grand Junction at Chebsey, a few miles north of Stafford.
1957 September 28, M. D. Greville and G. O. Holt, “Railway Development in Manchester—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 617Synonyms: at last, sooner or later, ultimately
- archaicIn full; without omission or abbreviation.
The proceedings of Congress are not given, since they are inserted at length in the "Congressional Globe;" but the principal bills are noticed under the date of their passage.
1800, Francis Vincent, United States Register, page 4Synonyms: entirely, fully, whole cloth
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseFor a long time; extensively.
prepositional phraseAt last, finally, eventually.
prepositional phraseIn full; without omission or abbreviation.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbin a lengthy or prolix manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic بِالتَّفْصِيل, بِإِسْهَاب
- بِالتَّفْصِيل (bi-t-tafṣīl)for a long time
- بِإِسْهَاب (bi-ʔishāb)for a long time
- أَخِيرًا (ʔaḵīran)finally
Chinese Mandarin 詳細 /详细, 完整無缺 /完整无缺
- 詳細 /详细 (xiángxì)for a long time
- 完整無缺 /完整无缺 (wánzhěng wúquē)''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
- 終於 /终于 (zhōngyú)finally
- 總算 /总算 (zǒngsuàn)finally
Dutch lang, ellelang
- langfor a long time
- ellelangfor a long time
Esperanto longe, laŭlonge
- longefor a long time
- laŭlongefor a long time
- detale''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
- plene''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
- finefinally
- finfinefinally
Finnish pitkään, koko pituudeltaan
- pitkäänfor a long time
- koko pituudeltaan''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
- kokonaan''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
- lopultafinally
French longuement, enfin
- longuementfor a long time
- enfinfinally
German ausgiebig, sehr lange
- ausgiebigfor a long time
- sehr langefor a long time
- langatmigfor a long time
- ellenlangfor a long time
- ausführlich''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
- in voller Länge''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
- endlichfinally
- zuletztfinally
- schließlichfinally
- am Endefinally
- zu guter Letztfinally
Hindi विस्तारपूर्वक
- विस्तारपूर्वक (vistārpūrvak)''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
Hungarian hosszasan, hosszadalmasan
- hosszasanfor a long time
- hosszadalmasanfor a long time
- terjengősenfor a long time
- részletesenfor a long time
- alaposanfor a long time
- végülfinally
- végrefinally
Irish i ndeireadh na dála
- i ndeireadh na dálafinally
Italian a lungo
- a lungofor a long time
Japanese 詳しく, やっと
- 詳しく (kuwashiku)for a long time
- やっと (yatto)finally
- 遂に (tsui ni)finally
Latin tandem
- tandemfinally
Polish długo, w pełni
- długofor a long time
- w pełni''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
- w końcufinally
Portuguese extensamente, longo
- extensamentefor a long time
- longofor a long time
- por fimfinally
- finalmentefinally
Russian до́лго, дли́тельно
- до́лго (dólgo)for a long time
- дли́тельно (dlítelʹno)for a long time
- дли́тельное вре́мя (dlítelʹnoje vrémja)for a long time
- продолжи́тельно (prodolžítelʹno)for a long time
- дета́льно (detálʹno)''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
- подро́бно (podróbno)''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
- обстоя́тельно (obstojátelʹno)''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
- со все́ми дета́лями (so vsémi detáljami)''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
- простра́нно (prostránno)''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
- во всех подро́бностях (vo vsex podróbnostjax)''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
- без сокраще́ний (bez sokraščénij)''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
- по́лностью (pólnostʹju)''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
Spanish largo tiempo, largo rato
- largo tiempofor a long time
- largo ratofor a long time
- largo y tendidofor a long time
- extensamentefor a long time
- largamentefor a long time
- detalladamente''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
- al finfinally
Swedish länge
- längefor a long time
Turkish detaylıca, uzun uzadıya
- detaylıcafor a long time
- uzun uzadıyafor a long time
- en nihayetindefinally
Vietnamese dài dòng
- dài dòngfor a long time
Cite this entry
at length. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20length
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