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at long last

at long last prepositional phrase: at last.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) At last.
    • [Miss Rachel] returned the hug at long last bestowed upon him.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
    • At long last, the referee's whistle was mercifully blown. It had been a sobering and underwhelming tournament, but one that must now fuel the future, with a changing of the guard needed ahead of next year's Euro 2024 qualifying campaign.2022 November 29, Ian Mitchelmore, “Wales put out of World Cup misery by England as sobering tournament must signal changing of the guard”, in WalesOnline

at long last meaning in Bengali

at long last in Bengali

অবশেষে

Questions about at long last

What does at long last mean?
At long last means at last.
What is at long last in Bengali?
At long last in Bengali is অবশেষে. See At long last meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is at long last?
At long last is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at long last in the dictionary

  1. at least
  2. at leisure
  3. at length
  4. at liberty
  5. at loggerheads
  6. at long last
  7. at loose ends
  8. at minimum
  9. at most
  10. at night
  11. at no rate

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