1. after a long time, typically when there has been difficulty or delay: "he finally arrived to join us"Similareventuallyultimatelyin the endby and byat lengthafter a long timeafter some timeat lastat long lastin the long runwhen all was said and donein the fullness of timeinformal:at the end of the dayOppositeimmediately
▪ as the last in a series of related events or items: "a referendum followed by local, legislative and, finally, presidential elections"Similarlastlylastin conclusionto concludein closingto endlast but not leastOppositefirstlyinitially
▪ used to introduce a final point or reason: "finally, it is common knowledge that travel broadens the horizons"