somewhere along the line

Idioms  

1. At some point in time, as in Somewhere along the line I'm sure I climbed that mountain. [Mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

"I think somewhere along the line she has got a pot of gold and she knows never must she talk about it," says Hutchcroft.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

But somewhere along the line, economics was all but consumed by math, and things everybody had always known—that humans are fickle, emotional, bad at reasoning, captives of their prior mistakes, etc.—were forgotten or cast aside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

“I do know that somewhere along the line, we became more than a popular show, we became part of the popular culture, and more importantly, we became part of people’s lives,” he said.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024

But then, somewhere along the line, that changed.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2023

But somewhere along the line, the Norwegians decided to do away with that pretty name and call it Oslo instead.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl