At Last

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	We meet at last. (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski) At last we are even. (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice) I think, at last we understand each other, Frodo Baggins. (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh) Their touch can't tarnish us, and at last, we will be (Lady Jane; writing credit: Chris Bryant; David Edgar) That I may dedicate each victory to her and call upon her in defeat, and if at last I give my life, I give it in the sacred name of Dulcinea! (Man of La Mancha; writing credit: Dale Wasserman)
Lyrics	When alone at last we'd count up all the chances (It's all coming back to me now; performing artist: Celine Dion) And says at last it's just the time bell rings (Sultans Of Swing; performing artist: Dire Straits) What I hoped for at last would be mine (REACH; performing artist: Gloria Estefan) Ooh At last ("Your Cheatin' Heart"; performing artist: Hank Williams) Free at last, out here on my own (Control; performing artist: Janet Jackson)
Clever	Habit is a cable: We spin a thread of it every day, and at last we can not break it. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	At Last the 1948 Show (1967) The Loch Ness Monster: Proof at Last! (1936) Alone at Last (1924) It Has Come at Last (1917) Partners at Last (1916)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: At Last

Photo Album: At Last

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	For the first time since Pluto's discovery 66 years ago, astronomers have at last directly ... Credit: NASA.		Open water at last - let's do some hydro! Shoran navigation antenna seen on launch. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.
	At last enough ice has melted - time to launch the boats. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.		Strong's dime caricatures. No. 4, "The schoolmaster abroad" at last. Credit: Library of Congress.
	The heads of two great nations have at last come to the situation of the two goats in the fable . . . Credit: Library of Congress.		Skilfully persuading him at last that a home paper was more suited to his needs. Credit: Library of Congress.
	At last he smells a rat!. Credit: Library of Congress.		At last. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Earl, we're together at last, just like our chiefs, Stalin and der Fuehrer. Credit: Library of Congress.		Winter at last. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Familiar Quotations: At Last

Historic Usage: At Last

Use in Literature: At Last

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	The result of his thoughts appeared at last in these words.
Alice in Wonderland	Carroll, Lewis	However, it was over at last, and they sat down again in a ring, and begged the Mouse to tell them something more.
A Christmas Carol	Dickens, Charles	At last the dishes were set on, and grace was said.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Douglas Adams	Beautiful, charming, devastatingly intelligent, at last I'd got her to myself for a bit and was plying her with a bit of talk when this friend of yours barges up and says 'Hey doll, is this guy boring you?
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	At last, she appeared to decide upon her course.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	At last after a fury of plunges he wrenched himself free.
King Richard III	Shakespeare, William	And came I not at last to comfort you?
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	At last he moved quickly down the hill, and Casy followed him.
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	But his Majesty resolving, if possible, to spare your life, at last brought off the Chamberlain.
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	Granted that the majority are able at last either to own or hire the modern house with all its improvements.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Non-Fiction Usage: At Last

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		In general, youth in school are showing an increase in condom use at last contact, but a trend for decreased condom use as they get older. (references)
		Skillfully combining several approaches, both old and new, may at last make it possible to outmaneuver the persistent and deadly parasites. (references)
Economic History	Sri Lanka	Rubber and coconut production is at last year's levels. (references)
	Sri Lanka	The smaller "Yala" crop is likely to be at last year's levels. (references)
	Sierra Leone	Stevens at last assumed the office of Prime Minister under the restored constitution. (references)
Political Economy	Burma	At last count 26 state and local governments in the U.S. had enacted legislation sanctioning Burma. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	DEPUTY, n. A male relative of an office-holder, or of his bondsman. The deputy is commonly a beautiful young man, with a red necktie and an intricate system of cobwebs extending from his nose to his desk. When accidentally struck by the janitor's broom, he gives off a cloud of dust. "Chief Deputy," the Master cried, "To-day the books are to be tried By experts and accountants who Have been commissioned to go through Our office here, to see if we Have stolen injudiciously. Please have the proper entries made, The proper balances displayed, Conforming to the whole amount Of cash on hand -- which they will count. I've long admired your punctual way -- Here at the break and close of day, Confronting in your chair the crowd Of business men, whose voices loud And gestures violent you quell By some mysterious, calm spell -- Some magic lurking in your look That brings the noisiest to book And spreads a holy and profound Tranquillity o'er all around. So orderly all's done that they Who came to draw remain to pay. But now the time demands, at last, That you employ your genius vast In energies more active. Rise And shake the lightnings from your eyes; Inspire your underlings, and fling Your spirit into everything!" The Master's hand here dealt a whack Upon the Deputy's bent back, When straightway to the floor there fell A shrunken globe, a rattling shell A blackened, withered, eyeless head! The man had been a twelvemonth dead. Jamrach Holobom
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speeches: At Last

Modern Translation: At Last

Language		Translations for "at last"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		uiteindelik (at, finally, ultimately). (various references)

Albanian		më në fund (finally, in fine, in the end, lastly). (various references)

Arabic		‏أخيرا (eventually, finally, in conclusion, in the end, last ditch, lastly, lately, latterly, really, that is to say, ultimately). (various references)

Bulgarian		най-после (ultimately), на края. (various references)

Chinese		終于 (finally, in the end), 算是 (considered to be). (various references)

Czech		koneènì (finally, last). (various references)

Danish		endelig (finally, ultimately). (various references)

Dutch		ten slotte (finally, ultimately), per saldo (finally, ultimately), eindelýk (at long last, finally, ultimately). (various references)

Esperanto		finfine (at long last), fine (finally, ultimately). (various references)

Faeroese		at enda (at long last, finally, ultimately), umsíðir (at long last), endiliga (absolutely, at long last, definitely, finally, ultimately, without fail). (various references)

Finnish		viimeinkin, vihdoinkin, vihdoin (at length, eventually, finally, in the end, ultimately), lopulta (eventually, finally, in the end, ultimately), lopuksi (finally, in the end), kerrankin (for once). (various references)

French		enfin (at long last), finalement (at long last). (various references)

Frisian		efternei (afterwards, finally, next, subsequently, ultimately). (various references)

German		endlich (at long last, eventual, eventually, final, finally, finite, finitely, in the end, ultimately, unlasting). (various references)

Greek		επιτέλουσ. (various references)

Hebrew		לבסוף (finally, in the end), סוף סוף (after all). (various references)

Hungarian		végül (eventually, finally, in fine, in the end, last, last but not least, lastly, terminally, ultimately). (various references)

Indonesian		akhirnya (eventually, finally), ujung-ujungnya (at the end of, finally). (various references)

Italian		infine (after all, eventually, finally, in short, in the end, last, lastly), finalmente (at, finally, ultimately), alla fine (at, eventual, eventually, finally, in the end, ultimately). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		遂に (finally), 等等 (after all, and so on, finally), 等々 (after all, and so on, finally), 揚句 (finally, in the end), 揚�'句 (finally, in the end), 挙句 (finally, in the end), 挙�'句 (finally, in the end), 愈愈 (all the more, beyond doubt, increasingly, more and more), 愈々 (all the more, beyond doubt, increasingly, more and more), 愈 (beyond doubt, increasingly, more and more), やって来る (at length, to come along, to come around, to turn up), 到� � (finally, reaching a head). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ついに (finally), いよいよ (all the more, beyond doubt, increasingly, more and more), あ�'く (finally, in the end), ゆ (beyond doubt, hot water, increasingly, more and more), やっと (at length), とうとう (after all, and so on, calm, clashing of swords, felling of trees, finally, flowing, reaching a head, ringing of an ax, swift, vast, voluminous). (various references)

Lombard		alla fin (finally, ultimately). (various references)

Malay		akhirnya (finally, ultimately). (various references)

Manx		fy yerrey (at length, eventually, finally, in conclusion, lastly, ultimately). (various references)

Norwegian		endelig (definitive, eventual, final, finally). (various references)

Papiamen		alafin (at long last), porfin (at long last). (various references)

Pig Latin		atay astlay

Polish		w końcu, koniec końców. (various references)

Portuguese		afinal (after all, eventually, finally, in the end). (various references)

Romanian		în sfârşit (here you are at last, in fine, lastly), în fine (finally, in fine, ultimately). (various references)

Russian		наконец (at length, finally, lastly). (various references)

Scottish		deòidh , fa dheòidh. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		najzad (eventually, finally, last: at last), konačno (eventually, finally, last: at last, ultimately). (various references)

Spanish		finalmente (finally, in the end, last, ultimately), por fin (finally, ultimately). (various references)

Swedish		omsider (at length), äntligen (finally). (various references)

Turkish		sonunda (after all, eventually, finally, in fine, in the end, in the upshot, last, yet), nihayet (after all, at the end, eventually, finally, in the upshot, lastly), en sonunda (after all, at length, finally, ultimately). (various references)

Turkmen		teя-ahyr (finally). (various references)

Ukrainian		нарешті (an-end, at great length). (various references)

Welsh		o'r diwedd. (various references)

Zulu		ekugcineni (finally, ultimately). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: At Last

Bible Trace: At Last

Matched Bible Translations: At Last

Language	1 Thessalonians Chapter 3, Verse 1
Cebuano	¶ Busa, sa wala na kami makaantus niini, mibuot na lang kami nga mao ray mahabilin sa Atenas,
Chinese	我們既不能再忍、就願意獨自等在雅典．
Croatian	Zato kad više ne mogosmo izdržati, pristadosmo ostati u Ateni sami
Danish	Derfor, da vi ikke længer kunde udholde det, besluttede vi at lades alene tilbage i Athen,
Dutch	Daarom, deze begeerte niet langer kunnende verdragen, hebben wij gaarne willen te Athene alleen gelaten worden;
Finnish	Sentähden me, kun emme enää voineet kestää kauemmin, päätimme jäädä yksinämme Ateenaan,
French	C`est pourquoi, impatients que nous étions, et nous décidant � rester seuls � Athènes,
German	Darum haben wir's nicht weiter wollen ertragen und haben uns lassen wohlgefallen, daß wir zu Athen allein gelassen würden,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Akhirnya kerinduan kami tidak tertahan lagi. Sebab itu kami berpikir lebih baik kami ditinggalkan sendirian di Atena,
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Sebab itu apabila kami tiada tertahan lagi rindunya, maka berpikirlah kami bahwa baiklah kami ditinggalkan sendiri di Atina,
Latvian	Tâpçc, nevarçdami ilgâk paciest, nolçmâm palikt Atçnâs vieni.
Maori	¶ Na, i te kore e taea te ngakau te pehi tonu, i pai matou kia mahue ko matou anake i Atene.
Norwegian	Derfor, da vi ikke lenger kunde holde det ut, fant vi det best å bli alene tilbake i Aten,
Rumanian	Deaceea, fiindcq nu mai puteam rqbda, am socotit mai bine sq fim lqsayi singuri kn Atena,
Shuar	¶
Swahili	Mwishowe hatukuweza kuvumilia zaidi. Basi, tuliamua kubaki kule Athene peke yetu,
Swedish	Paulus, som icke själv har kunnat besöka tessalonikerna, har sänt Timoteus till dem och gläder sig nu över de underrättelser som denne har fört med sig tillbaka.
Uma	¶
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: At Last

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: statal.
	Words within the letters "a-a-l-s-t-t"
	-1 letter: atlas, talas.
	-2 letters: aals, alas, alts, last, lats, salt, slat, stat, tala, tats.
	-3 letters: aal, aas, ala, als, alt, att, las, lat, sal, sat, tas, tat.
	-4 letters: aa, al, as, at, la, ta.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-l-s-t-t"
	+1 letter: atlatls, saltant, stratal.
	+2 letters: abettals, abuttals, atlantes, catalyst, cattails, cattalos, fatalist, lactates, rattails, sagittal, stalwart, statable, statical, stomatal, tantalus, tastable.
	+3 letters: alterants, atonalist, battalias, catalysts, catapults, cattaloes, cattleyas, coattails, dilatants, faltboats, fatalists, flatboats, flatmates, maltreats, pantalets, postnatal, saltation, saltatory, saltwater, spatulate, stalemate, stalwarts, stateable, stational, sultanate, tabulates, tailcoats, tailgates, tantalise, tantalums, tarlatans, tarletans, translate, ultrafast.
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Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Lateness	Adverb: late; lateward, backward; late in the day; at sunset, at the eleventh hour, at length, at last; ultimately; after time, behind time, after the deadline; too late; too late for.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Author	Quotation
Aesop	A huge gap appeared in the side of the mountain. At last a tiny mouse came forth.
Baltasar Gracian	The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Johann Kaspar Lavater	Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe	Upon the creatures we have made, we are, ourselves, at last, dependent.
John Arbuthnot	All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.
Matthew Arnold	All the biblical miracles will at last disappear with the progress of science.
Ralph Waldo Emerson	Every hero becomes a bore at last.
	Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
Sir Walter Scott	Come he slow or come he fast. It is but death who comes at last.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Communist Manifesto	1848	All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses, his real conditions of life, and his relations with his kind. (reference)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.	1963	When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!" (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1959)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Woodrow Wilson	1913-1921	At last a vision has been vouchsafed us of our life as a whole.
Calvin Coolidge	1923-1929	Agriculture has been very slow in reviving, but the price of cereals at last indicates that the day of its deliverance is at hand.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	Voting rights and the voting booth that we debated so long back in the fifties, and the doors to public service, are open at last to all Americans regardless of their color.
Richard Nixon	1969-1974	We have learned at last to manage a modern economy to assure its continued growth.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	Well, at last there is agreement that we can't spend ourselves rich.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	Together we must make the Chemical Weapons Convention law, so that at last we can begin to outlaw poison gas from the Earth.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	aliquando, demum, demus, demusque, denique, postremo, tandem, tandemque, ultimum. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Domain	Title
Books	Junie B., First Grader (At Last!) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Date	Source	1 Thessalonians Chapter 3, Verse 1
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Dio mhketi stegonteV eudokhsamen kataleifqhnai en aqhnaiV monoi
Latin	405	Vulgate	Propter quod non sustinentes amplius placuit nobis remanere Athenis solis
Old English	990	West Saxon	Þus ðonne we ne mihton hit lengre na ðolian, we þuhton hit bet þæt we ane belafon on Athenam.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	For which thing we suffriden no lengere, and it pleside to vs to dwelle aloone at Atenys;
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Wherfore sence we coulde no lenger forbeare it pleased vs to remayne at Athens alone
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Wherefore, when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
Basic English	1964	Ogden	At last our desire to have news of you was so strong that, while we ourselves were waiting at Athens,
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

At Last

Definition: At Last

At Last

Adverb

Synonyms: At Last

Synonyms within Context: At Last

Lateness

Crosswords: At Last

Modern Usage: At Last

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Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: At Last

Books

Photo Album: At Last

Familiar Quotations: At Last

Aesop

Baltasar Gracian

Johann Kaspar Lavater

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

John Arbuthnot

Matthew Arnold

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sir Walter Scott

Historic Usage: At Last

Communist Manifesto

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Use in Literature: At Last

Emma

Austen, Jane

Alice in Wonderland

Carroll, Lewis

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Non-Fiction Usage: At Last

Health

Economic History

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sierra Leone

Political Economy

Burma

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Speeches: At Last

Woodrow Wilson

Calvin Coolidge

Lyndon B. Johnson

Richard Nixon

Ronald Reagan

Bill Clinton

Modern Translation: At Last

Afrikaans

Albanian

Arabic

Bulgarian

Chinese

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Faeroese

Finnish

French

Frisian