Word · adverb · B1 · Neutral · delayed outcomes
eventually
ih-VEN-choo-uh-lee Stress ven; the middle sounds may be compressed in fluent speech.
In the end, after some time, effort, or difficulty.
na kraju; naposletku; posle izvesnog vremena
Use it
The parcel eventually arrived, two weeks after its expected delivery date.
The arrival happened after a delay.
Even a well-maintained battery will eventually need replacing.
A future outcome is expected sooner or later, not merely possible.
Build the sentence
eventually + verb · will eventually + verb · eventually, + clause
Memory scene
The snail finally reaches the finish ribbon. The result arrives after time, not merely as a possibility.
Watch out
Eventually is a false friend of Serbian eventualno: it does not mean possibly, perhaps, or if necessary. Use finally or lastly, not eventually, to introduce the final point in a list.
Nearby language
Also means in the end, often emphasizing the final outcome or underlying conclusion rather than elapsed time.
Presents something as expected to happen at some future point.
Expresses uncertainty about whether something happens, not a delayed eventual result.
Make it yours
Paket je kasnio deset dana, ali je na kraju stigao. Ne govorite o mogućnosti, već o ishodu.