fromEnglish Grammar Today
Ultimatelyis an adverb. We use it to mean ‘finally, after a series of things have happened’:
Ultimately, I’d like to go to university, but before that I want to get some work experience and travel a bit.
We came to the conclusionultimatelythat political demonstrations were a waste of time.
Warning:
Ultimatelydoes not mean ‘recently’:
Recently, the price of shares in the company has dropped.
Not:Ultimately, the price of shares in the company has dropped.