やっと

やっと

adverb

finally, at last

1. finally, at last

After a long time or much effort.

やっと終(お)わった。

It's finally over.

やっと春(はる)が来(き)た。

Spring has finally come.

長(なが)い冬(ふゆ)が終(お)わり、やっと暖(あたた)かくなってきた。

The long winter has ended, and it's finally getting warm.

何年(なんねん)もかかってやっと夢(ゆめ)を実現(じつげん)できた。

After many years, I was finally able to realize my dream.

2. barely, just

Only just; with difficulty.

やっと電車(でんしゃ)に間(ま)に合(あ)った。

I barely made it in time for the train.

やっと生活(せいかつ)できるくらいの給料(きゅうりょう)だ。

It's a salary I can barely live on.

今月(こんげつ)はやっと家賃(やちん)を払(はら)えるくらいしか稼(かせ)げなかった。

This month, I only earned barely enough to pay the rent.

やっと expresses that something happened after a long wait or much effort, often conveying relief.

Usage

1. Finally, at last (after waiting or effort)
2. Barely, just (with difficulty)

Common patterns

やっと終(お)わった: it's finally over
やっと間(ま)に合(あ)った: barely made it in time
やっと分(わ)かった: finally understood
やっと会(あ)えた: finally got to meet

Similar words

ようやく: finally (more formal, similar meaning)
とうとう: finally (can be positive or negative outcome)
ついに: at last (often for significant events)

やっと implies personal relief or satisfaction after effort or waiting.

Related Words

Synonym: 遂(つい)に (finally (long process))

Synonym: とうとう (finally (positive or negative))

Synonym: 漸(ようや)く (finally (formal))

Compare: 辛(かろ)うじて (barely (small margin))

Compare: どうにか (somehow)

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Added 2026.1.8 21:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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