as the end result of a succession or process
"ultimately he had to give in"
"at long last the winter was over"
Indicating the last item.
"In the long line of candidates waiting for their turns, she was ultimately the last to be called forward."
In plain English: Ultimately means at the very end after everything else has happened.
"Ultimately, the project was completed on time despite the many delays."
Usage: Use ultimately to indicate that something will happen at the end of a process or sequence, often after other factors have been considered. It is commonly used in arguments to show the final conclusion reached when all previous points are weighed.
The word ultimately comes from combining the adjective ultimate with the suffix -ly to form an adverb. It entered English by attaching a common grammatical ending to describe doing something at the final stage or in the end.