at length

1. In full, extensively. For example, The preacher went on at length about sin , or I have read at length about these cameras . [c. 1500]

2. After a long time, finally, as in At length the procession ended . [Early 1500s] Also see in the long run .

Example Sentences

In “Some Notes on Mediated Time,” she broods at length on the destabilizing effects of the internet, social media and the algorithm silos that shape our present.

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After agreeing to an interview, she speaks at length.

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Security analysts believe the authorities in Cuba held onto him for several months to interrogate him at length before sending him back to Mexico and, inevitably, onwards to the US.

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By contrast, numerous middle-class home cooks whom she interviewed at length saw tasbika as the essence of Egyptian flavoring, a heritage timelessly passed down from mother to daughter.

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Players talk at length about his many strengths.

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