along the way

idiom

informal
: during a process or series of events : at some point in the past
He seems to have lost his interest in music somewhere along the way.

Examples of along the way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ashley, a psychotherapist and artist, and her husband, Shabazz, a multidisciplinary artist, uprooted their family and moved from the Greenpoint neighborhood in Brooklyn to Nashville in 2018, seeking refuge in their home state of Virginia along the way. Essence, 7 June 2024 More than 500,000 people had died or disappeared along the way. Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024 Halsey went on to thank the medical personnel who have helped her along the way. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 5 June 2024 Her nomination is extra special, since her 15-year-old daughter Vivienne has been with her along the way as her co-producer. Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for along the way 

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“Along the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/along%20the%20way. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.

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