What does やっと mean?
やっと is a Japanese adverb meaning “at last” or “finally” in English. It can also be translated as “barely” or “only just” depending on context. It is written as やっと in hiragana, and yatto in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
Example sentences
長い冬がやっと終わりました。
The long winter has finally ended.
駅まで走って、やっと電車に間に合いました。
I ran to the station and only just caught the train.