Is this usage of “in the end” correct?
A friend of mine called to say that he’d be a little bit late for the appointment, so I waited , but he didn’t come in the end.
kazupocketmonster Is this usage of “in the end” correct? A friend of mine called to say that he’d be a little bit late for the appointment, so I waited , but he didn’t come in the end. Oh, it's OK, Kazu, but not so appropriate there.
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kazupocketmonsterIs this usage of “in the end” correct? A friend of mine called to say that he’d be a little bit late for the appointment, so I waited , but he didn’t come in the end.
Oh, it's OK, Kazu, but not so appropriate there. Save 'in the end' for a longer, more complicated process.