semifinally

semifinally

English

Adverb

semifinally (not comparable)

1. Almost finally; penultimately.
   • 1971, Theodore M. Bernstein, Miss Thistlebottom's Hobgoblins

     Semifinally, when a pronoun is involved, the possessive case is invariable: “Dick is a friend of hers,” not “Dick is a friend of her.”
     Finally, despite the not infrequent questions that are raised, the double genitive is of long standing, idiomatic, useful and here to stay.

   • 2019, William Schack, Art and Argyrol: The Life and Career of Dr. Albert C. Barnes

     So he was finally, not semifinally but finally-finally, finished with alma mater?