There was a long silence until he finally responded to whatever had been said.
The face that finally responded to his knock was not familiar in the least.
When state officials did finally respond little more than a decade ago, they often met resistance.
When Freddie finally responded, he said they were already on their way.
If you need anything, he responded finally, let me know.
"Your friends are close now, looking for you," he responded finally.
Harrison stared at his own hands as he finally responded.
One of the other stations finally responded to his call.
I was nearly back to my place on the floor of the entrance hall when she finally responded.
He finally responded to the page's efforts, and turned toward the door to the private rooms.