all along

Idioms and Phrases

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 .

Example Sentences

This comes at a time when Russian forces are creeping forward all along the eastern front and Ukraine feels it has been on the back foot for several months.

From BBC

Tabby has visited this cemetery twice before, in an attempt to get as close to her father as she thought possible, not knowing he was here all along.

From BBC

The invaders are advancing all along the front lines.

From BBC

The government saying it isn’t looking to fill the vacancy will do little to dispel that instinct from those who thought it all along.

From BBC

His claim that “everyone” wanted this all along is, by itself, spectacular gaslighting, as is his claim that women have nothing to worry about.

From Salon