Finally and Next

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Finally adverb - At a later time.

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Next and finally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Next" instead an adverb "Finally".

Nearby Words: final, finalize, finality

Next adverb - At the time or occasion immediately following.

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Finally and next are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Finally" instead an adverb "Next".

They finally rescue him in the mid-season finale but in the very next episode Danny finally does something heroic and is killed.

Source: Shoot The Shaggy Dog / Live-Action TV
They'd move me to the next one and the next one... until finally they got sick of buildin' walls and showed me the door.

Source: Film / Fear
Subverted with Amelia in the next-to-last episode when she finally delivers a "The Reason You Suck" Speech to her sister.

Source: Anime / Princess Sarah

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Next and Finally. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/finally/next

Finally & Next. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/finally/next>.

Next or Finally. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/finally/next.

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