You use finally when you want to emphasize the amount of time it took. Eventually they got to the hospital. I found Victoria Avenue eventually. When John finally arrived, he said he'd lost his way.

The meaning of FINALLY is after a prolonged time : at the end of period of time. How to use finally in a sentence.

You use finally to indicate that something is last in a series of actions or events. The action slips from comedy to melodrama and finally to tragedy.

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FINALLY definition: at the final point or moment; in the end. See examples of finally used in a sentence.

finally adverb (LAST) B1 used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea:

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