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]
-
Completely, as in I'm on your side all the way . [First half of 1900s]
-
See go all the way .
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Two outsiders then made it all the way to the big game, with the Seattle Seahawks beating the New England Patriots for their first NFL championship in 12 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Concrete slabs between the homes had started to crack or buckle, with some of the fissures running all the way up to or under the homes’ walls, the news outlet reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Elsewhere, Switzerland's Audrey Werro won the women's 800m final but was pushed all the way by Dutch athlete Femke Broeders-Bol.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
River otters are native predators and found in Lake Tahoe and connected waterways all the way down to Pyramid Lake via the Truckee River, Margiott said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The weather had been warm all the way from the start of school.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
