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View usage for: phraseIf someone does something at length, they do it after a long period of time. [literary] At length my father went into the house. Synonyms: at last, finally, eventually, in time More Synonyms of at length See full dictionary entry for lengthphraseIf someone does something at length, they do it for a long time or in great detail. They spoke at length, reviewing the entire incident. Synonyms: for a long time, completely, fully, thoroughly More Synonyms of at length See full dictionary entry for lengthat length in British Englishc. for a long time; interminably See full dictionary entry for lengthat length in American English 1. after a long time; finally 2. in or to the whole extent; in full 3. for a long time and in great detail See full dictionary entry for length Examples of 'at length' in a sentenceat length Wickham of course wanted more than he could get; but at length was reduced to be reasonable.I tell one man his deceased friend was creative; he talks at length about her photography. Chinese translation of 'at length' - (= for a long time)
详(詳)尽(盡)地 (xiángjìn de) - (liter, = at last)
最后(後) (zuìhòu)
See length (sense 4) - at knee/waist/shoulder height
- at large
- at least
- at length
- at long last
- at lunchtime
- at midday
Related terms ofat length - at arm's length
- to keep sb at arm's length
Definition after a long interval or period of time At length, my father went into the house. Definition in great detail They spoke at length, reviewing the entire incident. Synonyms for a long time for hours for ages exhaustively interminably See lengthAdditional synonymsDozens of flats have been completely destroyed.I have fallen completely in love with him. Synonyms totally, entirely, wholly, utterly, quite, perfectly, fully, solidly, absolutely, altogether, thoroughly, in full, every inch, en masse, heart and soul, a hundred per cent, one hundred per cent, from beginning to end, down to the ground, root and branch, in toto, from A to Z, hook, line and sinker, lock, stock and barrel Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own independent life. Synonyms in the end, finally, one day, after all, some time, ultimately, at the end of the day, in the long run, sooner or later, some day, when all is said and done, in the fullness of time, in the course of time The food finally arrived at the end of the week. Synonyms eventually, at last, in the end, ultimately, at the last, at the end of the day, in the long run, at length, at the last moment, at long last, when all is said and done, in the fullness of time, after a long time - at large
- at last
- at least
- at length
- at liberty
- at loggerheads
- at odds
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