finally Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
    eventually.
  2. adverb as the end result of a succession or process
    in the end; ultimately; at long last; at last.
    • ultimately he had to give in
    • at long last the winter was over
  3. adverb the item at the end
    in conclusion; lastly; last.
    • last, I'll discuss family values

WordNet

Fi"nal*ly adverb
Definitions
  1. At the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly; as, the contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered.
    Whom patience finally must crown. Milton.
  2. Completely; beyond recovery.
    Not any house of noble English in Ireland was utterly destroyed or finally rooted out. Sir J. Davies.

Webster 1913