all along

adverb

: all the time

knew the truth all along

Examples of all along in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Perhaps too modestly, Jegelertz has insisted that City’s squad had the solutions all along. — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

There can be comfort in discovering that the pages of the book never read were blank all along. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026

The researchers analyzed electrical conductance data from previous years of research working with TI and confirmed that this beating signal had been present all along. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Mythos is adept at spotting cyber vulnerabilities, which showed what Kurtz had been saying all along that companies can't deploy AI and then get AI to protect their systems. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1619, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for all along

• evensong
• livelong
• overlong
• vietcong
• agung
• belong
• birdsong
• furlong
• headlong
• headstrong
• lifelong
• plainsong

Kids Definition

all along

adverb

: all the time

knew the truth all along