eventually

Definition

Examples

The delayed shipment eventually arrived at the warehouse on Thursday morning.

Word Family

Synonyms

• finallyafter an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
• ultimatelyas the end result of a succession or process
• in the endhaving a meaning similar to eventually

Collocations

• Easy eventually finish
  describing eventually finish (after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay)
• Medium eventually pay off
  describing eventually pay off (after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay)
• Hard market will eventually correct
  to market will eventually correct, meaning to engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of
• Very Hard patience will eventually bear fruit
  describing patience will eventually bear fruit (good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence)