Finally
Finally adverb - At a later time.
Initially
Initially adverb - In the beginning.
Usage example: we initially intended to rebuild our hurricane-damaged home from the ground up
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- In the episode "The Naked Time" he finally got to put his skills to practice after suggesting that he fence instead of run around with a katana playing samurai, as the writers initially intended.
Source: The Cast Showoff -
He finally tells June, and although June initially wants to remain friends, she begins to question if she also has feelings for Mark.
Source: No Sparks -
Finally, while Genma initially seems to be a Lovable Sex Maniac, he's really more like a pedophile.
Source: Bait the Dog
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