English: eventual vs conceptual

Self-tutoring about the actual meaning of a word: the tutor mentions eventual.

eventual: when the concept becomes an event.

Example: Right now, here, it’s 13:43 – broad daylight. The sun (we assume) will set later today, possibly around 21:30.

Here, right now, the sun’s setting is merely a concept: I can’t show it to anyone. To become real, it needs to happen – to become an event. Hence, eventual might mean not just in the future, but perhaps more particularly, when the idea becomes an event.

Source:

Mish, Frederick (editor). Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.