遂に

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Use *遂に* (*ついに*) to express that something has finally happened after a long wait or a long process. It carries a sense of arrival at a long-anticipated result.

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This word is often used to describe events that the speaker has been looking forward to or struggling toward, and it often appears with past tense `verbs`.

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While *遂に* often highlights positive achievements, you can also use it for negative situations or situations that took a long time to conclude, like the end of a long wait.