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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He said he and Eustis have discussed the subject at length.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
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
Ralston obtained from the Reid archive the new leader’s prepared remarks for a private meeting of Senate Democrats, and quotes the “extraordinary” text at length.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
And this similarity: what it promised it did not give, and what it gave, at length and grudgingly with one hand, it took back with the other.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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