'has finally played' is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English.
You could use it when talking about something that has been anticipated or waited for a long time. For example: "After months of anticipation, the new video game has finally played."
By Sunday, all the teams will have finally played four games each.
Crosby will have needed 189 games, but he will have finally played in all 30 N.H.L. cities.
Abrosimova may have finally played her best in the biggest of games, but she was not the only one responsible for bringing this group of Huskies to its first Final Four.
Among the many questions that will forever remain unanswered because of the 1994 strike, two were: *Would Don Mattingly, the Yankees' frustrated first baseman, have finally played in a World Series?
It just shut down in 1975, on the day Austin, who was only forty-seven years old, died in bed of a massive heart attack — the same day, according to Helen, they had finally played a version of "Philosophy of the World" that he praised.
It just shut down in 1975, on the day Austin, who was only forty-seven years old, died in bed of a massive heart attack the same day, according to Helen, they had finally played a version of "Philosophy of the World" that he praised.
Malakhov was once touted as a future winner of the Norris trophy, which goes to the N.H.L.'s best defenseman, and he has finally been playing up to his enormous potential this season.
And after a disappointing first half of the season, Van Horn has finally started to play as expected.
This is largely because John McCain, to his credit, has refused to make Reverend Wright an issue on the campaign trail (despite Sarah Palin's urgings).But with Mr McCain struggling mightily in the polls, an independent group has finally decided to play the Wright card.
Romney and his surrogates are fully on the defensive, as the Obama campaign has finally chosen to play hardball.
