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youyaku
adverb

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[ようや(漸)·く]
youyaku
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English Meaning(s) for ようやく

adverb
  1. finally; at last
  2. barely; narrowly; hardly; only just
  3. gradually; little by little; by degrees
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Definition and Synonyms for ようやく

Eventually after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
Synonyms: ついに, いよいよ, とうとう, ようやく, 初めて, 初める, 弥
Bit By Bit in a gradual manner
Synonyms: じわり, じわる, ぎざぎざ, じわっと, じんわり, だんだん, ちびちび, ひたひた, ぼちぼち, ぼつぼつ, ぽちぽち, ぽつぽつ, ゆっくり, ようやく, ようよう, ジワジワ, おもむろに, 少しずつ, 徐々, 徐々に, 次第, 次第に, 次第次第に, 漸次, 漸漸, 漸進的, 追々
In The End after a very lengthy period of time
Synonyms: ついに, とうとう, ようやく, とどのつまり, 所詮, 挙句, あげくの果て, 畢竟, 結句, 結局

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Sample Sentences for ようやく

It was long before I realized her real love.
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Only today did I know the details of the matter.
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Finally I have time to reply to the mail I received these three weeks.
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We finally arrived at the ski hill... the snow had turned into rain.
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I barely made the 9:20 train.
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