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]
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After a long time, finally, as in At length the procession ended . [Early 1500s] Also see in the long run .
Example Sentences
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His predecessor, Pope Francis, often spoke at length to reporters, sometimes very passionately and from the heart.
From BBC
The tactic of using a supposed goalkeeper injury so the coach can speak to players was talked about at length.
From BBC
“Russia has so many vast resources, vast expanses of land,” Witkoff told The Wall Street Journal, describing at length his hopes that Russia, Ukraine and America would all become business partners.
But she added that some of the debate in the Lords had been "repetitive", whilst some of the issues raised by peers had already been "discussed at length" by MPs.
From BBC
Sheridan, who directed Harris to an Oscar nomination in “The Field,” is interviewed at length in “The Ghost of Richard Harris.”
From Los Angeles Times
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