finally

/ˈfaɪnəli/ adverb

Definition

› at the end of a long series of events or actions: A rescue plan was finally agreed to save the plant. Finally, after months of speculation, the latest model went on sale.

(Definition of finally adverb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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