all along

Idioms  

1. From the start, throughout, from end to end, as in I've known he was innocent all along. [c. 1600] Also see all along the line.

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all along

The disruption has been good for local business all along the value chain.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

Perhaps we really do live in a “demented slaughterhouse of a world,” as the unhinged newsman Howard Beale says in one of his apocalyptic broadcasts, and have all along.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

"We took something old, which is this conservative, canonical approach to quantum gravity, and discovered something new that had been there all along," Alexander said.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

"So you'll have to bring it in by land, via Mariupol. And there you're vulnerable all along the way."

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

"Fearing, you climbed the Mountain. Fearing, you faced its dangers. And fearing, you went on. That is real bravery. Rowan. Only fools do not fear. Sheba knew that. Sheba knew everything, all along."

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda