all along

adverb

: all the time
knew the truth all along

Examples of all along in a Sentence

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Meanwhile, Republicans in this fight have positioned themselves all along as the party against shutting down the government as leverage to squeeze policy concessions out of their opposition. David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025 Titan security guards will patrol the streetcars all along the route. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025 And who knows, maybe George Kittle, the best tight end in the game, was truly the key to the run game all along — McCaffrey did look great when Kittle played in Seattle in Week 1. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025 Maybe the clues were there all along. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all along

Word History

First Known Use

1619, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all along was in 1619

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“All along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20along. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

all along

adverb
: all the time
knew the truth all along

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