FINALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does finally mean? 

• FINALLY (adverb)
  The adverb FINALLY has 3 senses:

1. after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

2. as the end result of a succession or process

3. the item at the end

  Familiarity information: FINALLY used as an adverb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FINALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

After an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

Synonyms:

eventually; finally

Sense 2

Meaning:

As the end result of a succession or process

Synonyms:

at last; at long last; finally; in the end; ultimately

Context example:

at long last the winter was over

Pertainym:

final (conclusive in a process or progression)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The item at the end

Synonyms:

finally; in conclusion; last; lastly

Context example:

last, I'll discuss family values

 Context examples 

"I'll tell you what I came for," Martin said finally.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Finally, you will begin to see the fruits of your labor.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Finally he returned them to the box once more and sat for a while in deep meditation.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Finally, to my astonishment, Holmes climbed up on to the massive mantelpiece.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Klosh-Kwan finally asked in a tremulous voice.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

A strong hand gripped me, and when the Ghost finally emerged, I found that I owed my life to Johnson.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Finally, I went to the landlord, who is an accountant living on the ground floor, and I asked him if he could tell me what had become of the Red-headed League.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Finally one of the biggest mice spoke.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

He examined the lock of the safe, the door of the room, and finally the iron shutters of the window.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Finally, phenylpropanolamine indirectly stimulates beta-receptors producing tachycardia and a positive inotropic effect.

(Phenylpropanolamine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)