adverb · neutral
eventually
/ɪˈventʃuəli/e·VEN·tu·al·ly
in the end, especially after a long delay, process, or series of problems
Examples
“After months of training, she eventually ran the marathon.”
“They argued for hours but eventually reached an agreement.”
“The plan seemed impossible at first, but it eventually worked.”
Band 8 sentence
“Eventual delays aside, the experiment eventually produced clear and repeatable results.”
Collocations
- eventually + verb (e.g. eventually decided, eventually arrived)
- eventually + clause
Word family
Common mistakes
He will eventually come, maybe.→He will eventually come.
We eventually are going to finish the work tomorrow.→We will eventually finish the work tomorrow.
Say it for a higher band
5in the end→6finally→7+eventually
Synonyms
ultimately
in the end
Easily confused
ultimately
“Ultimately, the judge decided in favour of the plaintiff.”
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