たどり着(つ)くto struggle on to, to arrive somewhere after a struggle, to grope along to, to barely manage to reach, to finally arrive at, to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

目的(もくてき)地(ち)にたどり着(つ)くまで一(いち)時間(じかん)かかった。

It took an hour to finally arrive at the destination. {to struggle on to, to arrive somewhere after a struggle, to grope along to, to barely manage to reach, to finally arrive at, to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)}

長(なが)い旅(たび)を終(お)え、ようやく魔法(まほう)界(かい)にたどり着(つ)いた。

After a long journey, we finally managed to reach the magical world. {to struggle on to, to arrive somewhere after a struggle, to grope along to, to barely manage to reach, to finally arrive at, to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)}

ジャングルの中(なか)の秘境(ひきょう)にたどり着(つ)いた時(とき)、胸(むね)が高鳴(たかな)りました。

When I finally managed to reach the unexplored area in the jungle, my heart was pounding. {to struggle on to, to arrive somewhere after a struggle, to grope along to, to barely manage to reach, to finally arrive at, to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)}

地球(ちきゅう)の裏側(うらがわ)からの三十(さんじゅう)時間(じかん)にも及(およ)ぶフライトを経(へ)てやっと家(いえ)にたどり着(つ)いた。

After a grueling thirty-hour flight from the other side of the globe, I finally managed to reach home. {to struggle on to, to arrive somewhere after a struggle, to grope along to, to barely manage to reach, to finally arrive at, to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)}

体(からだ)の弱(よわ)い娘(むすめ)なりに頑張(がんば)りましたが、山(やま)の頂上(ちょうじょう)にたどり着(つ)く事(こと)は出来(でき)ませんでした。

Despite her weak health, my daughter tried her best but was unable to finally reach the top of the mountain. {to struggle on to, to arrive somewhere after a struggle, to grope along to, to barely manage to reach, to finally arrive at, to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)}