# Time - finally

## やっと

Means that something happened at last. More rarely means "barely".

> [!info] Example
> ==やっと=={論文|ろん|ぶん}を書き{終|お}わった。
> I finally finished writing my thesis.

## ついに

Means "finally", "at last". Something happened after working to accomplish the goal.

> [!info] Example
> ==ついに== {新|あたら}しい{地下鉄|ちかてつ}が{出来上|で|き|あ}がった。
> At last, the new subway was completed.