all the way

1. See go all the way .

2. Completely, as in I'm on your side all the way . [First half of 1900s]

3. Also, the whole way . The entire distance, from start to finish, as in He ran all the way home , or The baby cried the whole way home . [Late 1700s]

Example Sentences

And if academy members respond the way that festival audiences have, this crowd-pleasing melodrama might have what it takes to go all the way.”

From Los Angeles Times

Leonora, a cinematographer from Belarus said it was brilliant and she had cried all the way through Ms Mason’s speech.

From BBC

The latest discoveries include a map of the gut all the way from the mouth, down the oesphagus, into the stomach and intestines and out the anus.

From BBC

The judge has a range of options for Trump's sentence, from fines and probation all the way up to a four-year prison sentence - though legal experts say the president-elect could avoid any legal punishment.

From BBC

To plumb deeper structure all the way down to Earth’s core, SinoProbe II will rely on several thousand “passive” seismometers across China, listening for earthquakes near and far.

From Science Magazine