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He didn’t want to come at first, but we talked a lot, and IN THE END / AT THE END, he agreed.
IN THE END The expression “in the end” refers to the final results of some action and is translated as “finally”:
The answers can be found AT THE END / IN THE END of the chapter.
“At the end” has a literal meaning and refers to the last action or last place
The train departed IN TIME / ON TIME, so we caught our plane without problems.
“On time” refers to punctuality
We arrived at the station ON TIME / IN TIME to buy some snacks and magazines.
“In time” means “not late” so then not later than scheduled part of a day or maybe even sooner
I bought milk ON THE WAY / IN THE WAY to work.
“On the way” refers to a stretch of road between two points and is translated as “about to arrive”
We couldn’t drive any further because there was a fallen tree ON THE WAY/ IN THE WAY
“In the way” refers to some obstacle blocking the door
Don’t go swimming AFTER / AFTERWARDS dinner/eating.
“After” is a preposition always appearing with other words – it may be a noun, gerund form or pronoun.
Don’t have dinner and go swimming AFTER / AFTERWARDS.
“Afterwards” is an adverb not requiring any other words.