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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all along

The disruption has been good for local business all along the value chain.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

Today, the state confirmed what survivors have known all along: Provo Canyon School failed the children in its care.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Historians rediscovered what Warren’s “History” could have told them all along: that the U.S. has, since its very beginning, been entangled in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

"We took something old, which is this conservative, canonical approach to quantum gravity, and discovered something new that had been there all along," Alexander said.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

I’m grateful that I was able to recognize what was in front of me all along.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam