at the last

prepositional phrase

In the end, after everything, ultimately.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. archaicliteraryIn the end, after everything, ultimately.

    But at the Last will Māna-Yood-Sushāī forget to rest, and will make again new gods and other worlds, and will destroy the gods whom he hath made.

    1905, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], The Gods of Pegāna, London: [Charles] Elkin Mathews, […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
finallyonce and for all
Cite this entry
APA

at the last. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20last

MLA

“at the last.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20last. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at the last,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20last.

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