along about

idiom

US, informal
: at a time near (a specified time)
He arrived in the city along about July 17.
Our flight should be arriving along about 8:00.

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But about 50 volunteers tackled the project, trimming branches along about two miles of the trail. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025 The closure area, which the department announced at 5:30 p.m. June 16, extended along about 200 feet of shoreline. La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025 The Great Lakes make for ideal surfing, offering waves along about 3,200 miles of shoreline in Michigan, according to Pure Michigan. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025 Infantry trenches Reuters The Ukrainian government has allocated about $800 million to building fortifications along about 600 miles of front line this year, and construction is well underway. Josh Holder, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for along about

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“Along about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/along%20about. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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