all the way
Idioms-
Also, the whole way . The entire distance, from start to finish, as in He ran all the way home , or The baby cried the whole way home . [Late 1700s]
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Completely, as in I'm on your side all the way . [First half of 1900s]
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See go all the way .
Example Sentences
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"Now we can even walk all the way to Romania."
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
"There's an icy shell, there's water underneath, and there's all this speculation about how that water can come from deep underground and make its way all the way up without freezing en route," Ojha said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Some participants in the Mass Wuther have travelled great distances to attend – in the case of Frances Murphy and Katherine Egan, all the way from Australia.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
It’s initiated a traceback investigation, a process where officials trace food that ill people report eating all the way back to the farm or production facility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Rowdy started out from under the house but he never came all the way out—just his head.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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