Idiom
in the end
Meaning
This means 'finally' or 'after a long time', and it introduces the final result of a situation.
Examples
“In the end, we decided to walk home.”
“We argued about which movie to watch for an hour, but in the end, we just turned the television off.”
“After years of struggling to master the difficult craft, she finally achieved success and realized that, in the end, the hard work was worth the effort.”
Examples
simple
“In the end, we decided to walk home.”
contextual
“We argued about which movie to watch for an hour, but in the end, we just turned the television off.”
complex
“After years of struggling to master the difficult craft, she finally achieved success and realized that, in the end, the hard work was worth the effort.”
- Level
- A2 · Elementary
- Updated