at length
Idioms-
In full, extensively. For example, The preacher went on at length about sin , or I have read at length about these cameras . [c. 1500]
-
After a long time, finally, as in At length the procession ended . [Early 1500s] Also see in the long run .
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.
C.K. riffs at length about the bags under his eyes, the existential terror of waking up and the absurdity of putting his father in a retirement home.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
He beamed as spoke at length about the renovations, and vowed that the forthcoming Independence Day festivities would be "the greatest show of all."
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
“The fact that I was a bad boyfriend a decade ago, that’s something I’ve talked about openly at length for quite some time in multiple places,” he told Hayes on Thursday.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
So it was extraordinary to sit down with her this weekend to speak at length about the disaster of her estranged husband, Peter Murrell, embezzling from the party she used to lead.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
It was on Snowdrop’s advice, too, that Woundwort at length ordered that the warren was not to extend further, on account of the risk of detection and the weakening of central control.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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.
