At last vs Eventually

Wann du im Englischen was verwendest, mit Bedeutung, Register und Beispielen.

At last

Top 2.000 (häufig)

Eventually

Top 2.000 (häufig) B1 adverb

	At last	Eventually
Aussprache	🇬🇧 //ət lɑːst// 🇺🇸 //ət læst//	🇬🇧 /["/ɪˈventʃuəli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪˈventʃuəli/"]/
Bedeutung	Finally after a long time waiting.	Am Ende; nach einer gewissen Zeit. In the end; after a period of time.
Beispiel	I finished my project, and at last, I can relax.	Our flight eventually left five hours late.
Register	Neutral	Neutral
Wie häufig	Top 2.000 (häufig)	Top 2.000 (häufig)
CEFR-Niveau	-	B1
Wortart		adverb
Kollokationen	at last, a resolution, at last, the moment, at last, the truth	eventually arrive, eventually lead to, eventually happen
Antonyme	-	immediately, instantly, now
Häufige Fehler	Confusing with 'at least'; they have different meanings., Using in very formal writing where simpler alternatives may fit better.	Using 'eventually' when the action is immediate or certain., Confusing it with 'eventual,' which refers to the final outcome rather than the process leading to it., Incorrectly placing it at the beginning of a sentence without a comma.
Hinweise zur Verwendung	Use 'at last' to express relief or joy when something finally happens. It's neutral and works in both spoken and written contexts.	Wird häufig verwendet, um anzudeuten, dass etwas nach einer Verzögerung passieren wird. Vermeiden Sie es in sehr formellen Texten oder wenn Sie sofortige Handlungen ausdrücken. Commonly used to suggest that something will happen after a delay. Avoid in very formal writing or when expressing immediate actions.

Sieh es in echten Clips

At last.

At last

Peaky Blinders › S1 E1

And, like maggots, if left to swell they will eventually swarm like flies

Breaking Bad › S1 E4

Eventually, I caught her looking over at me,

House Of Cards › S1 E1

Eventually, I'll have to re-write the bill myself.

Peaky Blinders › S1 E1

And, like maggots, if left to swell they will eventually swarm like flies

Breaking Bad › S1 E4

Eventually, I caught her looking over at me,

Eventually

Häufige Fragen: At last vs Eventually

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen At last und Eventually?

At last: Finally after a long time waiting. Eventually: In the end; after a period of time.

Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?

At last: I finished my project, and at last, I can relax. Eventually: Our flight eventually left five hours late.

Kann ich At last und Eventually austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. At last und Eventually sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.