Japanese/Grammar/～あげく（に）

Forms vた+あげく nの+あげく 挙句 can be used after the plain past tense of a clause, indicating that the remainder of the sentence has taken place after that clause has been completed, emphasizing how long the event described by the clause took to be accomplished. 散々考えた挙げ句、その計画を実行にうつした。 Finally, after thinking long and hard, I put the plan into effect. 彼女はいろいろと悩んだあげく、結婚をやめてしまった。 After thinking for a long time, she canceled the wedding. Further examples deep