after a long wait, effort, or series of events, at last
After driving through the night, we finally saw the ocean glittering at dawn.
The baby finally fell asleep in his crib after an hour of gentle rocking.
✦ from Middle English final + -ly; influenced by Latin fīnālis “last, end”
used to introduce the last point or item in a sequence
Finally, press the green button to start the washing machine.
Finally, I would like to thank our volunteers for their hard work.
✦ same origin as other sense: from final + -ly
