all along

adverb

: all the time
knew the truth all along

Examples of all along in a Sentence

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After four years of forcing retail investors toward offshore platforms and leveraged corporate structures, the FCA's reversal provides the regulated, tax-efficient access that investors wanted all along. Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Some have gone so far as to speculate that Alwyn was ghostwriting Swift’s songs all along, which is especially devastating, given how much time Swift has spent fighting not only to be recognized as a songwriter but to claim ownership of her own work. Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025 This was likely Cipher’s plan all along. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025 If Hamas says no This may have been Netanyahu’s plan all along. Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all along

Word History

First Known Use

1619, in the meaning defined above

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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 10 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

all along

adverb
: all the time
knew the truth all along

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