all along

Idioms  

1. From the start, throughout, from end to end, as in I've known he was innocent all along. [c. 1600] Also see all along the line.

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Example Sentences

It’s important to precisely define and label this market shift—how else can I claim to have seen it coming all along, while waffling about what happens next?

From Barron's

A senior Ukrainian military official said that counter-attacks had been launched all along the front line in a single day, but gave no further details.

From Barron's

Paramount all along had boldly maintained that Netflix’s offer isn’t superior.

From The Wall Street Journal

The area is dotted with smaller mines that have kept Tumbler Ridge in the coal business all along.

From The Wall Street Journal

But all along, they had promised each other that as long as the partnership worked inside the rink, they would stick with it no matter what happened outside.

From The Wall Street Journal