1 after a long time, especially when there has been some difficulty or delay:
The performance finally started half an hour late. * The law was finally passed in May 1999. * I finally managed to get her attention. * Are you finally going to tell me why I'm here? * When they finally arrived it was well past midnight.
2 used to introduce the last in a list of things:
And finally, I would like to thank you all for coming here today. * Finally, stir in the fruit and walnuts.
3 in a way that ends all discussion about sth:
The matter was not finally settled until much later.
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