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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The Tyson Street work is independent of the city’s Re:Beach project, a multi-year, multi-million-dollar project to place up to 1 million cubic yards of sand along about six blocks of eroded shore between Tyson Street and Wisconsin Avenue.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
But about 50 volunteers tackled the project, trimming branches along about two miles of the trail.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 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
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
But about 50 volunteers tackled the project, trimming branches along about two miles of the trail.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 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
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“Along about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/along%20about. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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