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I can't believe I made it into San Francisco, at long last.what does "at long last" mean here ?

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Ganga
Jun 01, 2012
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Finally
After waiting so long to do it
After wanting to do it for a long time

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Kevin Brown
Jun 01, 2012
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"at long last" could mean 'after the long waiting' or 'after exerting effort'. it's also synonymous to the eaxpression "finally" or "at last". This is always expressed to describe exuberance toward achieving something.

"after 3 attempts, I passed the exam at long last."

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