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

Of course, once an independent coroner from New Jersey confirmed what Zadroga and his family had said all along, Bloomberg apologized.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

"Many of our most important medicines have come from nature. I'm delighted that the components for a better-than-commercial antivenom were in these snakes all along."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

There have been mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, overlaps, layoffs, and quote-unquote efficiencies all along the way.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

That this was a Northern band all along is spelled out explicitly in “Kingston Girl.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Anyhow, the shadowy lady had to have known the truth all along.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix