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

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

Leopards occur and move all along the length of the Cape Fold Belt mountain chain, which serves as a refuge for the cats.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026

"So you'll have to bring it in by land, via Mariupol. And there you're vulnerable all along the way."

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

I had thought all along that it had something to do with his parents.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant