eventually

After some time, often after waiting or dealing with difficulties.

• We eventually got home.
• You will eventually learn all their names.
• Did they eventually find the missing dog?

Similar words: finally, in the end

Common phrases: eventually arrive, will eventually happen, eventually find something, eventually succeed

Possibly; used to say that something might happen, without being certain.

• His letter says “eventually,” meaning perhaps.
• In this old text, “eventually” expresses possibility.
• The translator used “eventually” where we would say “possibly.”

Similar words: possibly, perhaps, potentially

Common phrases: eventually possible, may eventually occur