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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"I'll be discussing this with my therapist at length. At length!"
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2023
At length he talked about how he flew it into Iraq over Christmas and was told to kill the lights on Air Force One as it came into land.
From Fox News • Mar. 2, 2019
At length he quotes Dante, who saved his life, but not completely.
From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2017
At length we pulled over to let the engine cool awhile, and Istvan went outside to change the oil.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2017
At length, our dinner being completed, I took the opportunity to read in Virgil.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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