Communication

in the end

finally after difficulties

Finally, after a period of time or after dealing with problems.

B1 very common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Did you manage to get home?

Yes, but in the end I had to take a bus.

Play the conversation

We tried three restaurants and in the end chose the one near our hotel.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: In the ending, we decided to take a taxi.

Say: In the end, we decided to take a taxi.

It is always “in the end”, never “in the ending”.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

in the end, something happened; something happened in the end

Your turn: say it out loud

We tried three restaurants and in the end chose the one near our hotel.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

in the end

finally after difficulties

“We tried three restaurants and in the end chose the one near our hotel.”

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