eventually

Academic Word List, sublist 8.

About 45.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adverb In the end; at some later time, especially after a long time, a series of problems, struggles, delays or setbacks.

   Everyone's true colors will be revealed eventually.

2. adverb For some tail; for all terms beyond some term; with only finitely many exceptions.

   Eventually, all prime numbers are odd.

3. adverb Possibly, potentially, perhaps.

   I will come eventually, but haven't decided yet.

Similar words

one of these days sooner or later yet finally at length in time someday sometime thereafter later

Often followed by

the to be became he become they led it

Word family

eventual eventuality