ようやく
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. finally; at last
2. barely; narrowly; hardly; only just
3. gradually; little by little; by degrees
Pitch accent
うやく
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Examples (19 in total)
The train finally arrived.
It's finally getting interesting.
Don't squander your newly earned money!
She is calm now; she has stopped crying.
He finally decided to try.
It is finally all over. Now we can relax.
I finally found out the truth yesterday.
It finally stopped raining towards evening.
Then, at last, the policeman lowered his arm.
We finally arrived at the ski hill... the snow had turned into rain.
The recovery of Japan's economy, which has been in a recession for some time, is finally under way.
Finally, I made up my mind and bought the new video game.
Our party finally had a candidate we could put forward with pride.
Having done my homework, I could finally watch television.
I feel like I finally have some understanding of how Tom felt in that moment.
Finally, I have time to reply to the mail that I have received these past three weeks.
I barely made the 9:20 train.
He saw his home-town again only after ten years.
The boxer finally recovered consciousness, ten minutes after he had been knocked out.