eventual
adjective
even·tu·al
i-ˈven(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 
-ˈven-chəl,
-chü-əl
1
archaic
: contingent, conditional
2
: taking place at an unspecified later time : ultimately resulting
they counted on our eventual success
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The film’s completion was part of that deal, with Matthew named as executive producer and with his and Halyna’s son, Andros, to benefit financially from any eventual sale.
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Dylan was manifesting his actual future in the Greenwich Village folk scene, not to mention the eventual plot of an awards-season Hollywood biopic that would attract a generational heartthrob more than 60 years later.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
Members of the Belfast Brigade assisted in the refinement of the eventual car-bombing mission.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
There has been intense speculation about the long-term viability of the relationship, given the ambitions and personalities of the two men, with many people on social media predicting an eventual falling-out.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Dylan was manifesting his actual future in the Greenwich Village folk scene, not to mention the eventual plot of an awards-season Hollywood biopic that would attract a generational heartthrob more than 60 years later.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
Members of the Belfast Brigade assisted in the refinement of the eventual car-bombing mission.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
There has been intense speculation about the long-term viability of the relationship, given the ambitions and personalities of the two men, with many people on social media predicting an eventual falling-out.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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eventual
adjective
even·tu·al
i-ˈvench-(ə-)wəl
-ˈven-chəl
: coming at some later time : ultimate
our eventual success
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