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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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    Finally
    After waiting so long to do it
    After wanting to do it for a long time
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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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    Eventually. After all of this waiting.
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