along the line

idiom

informal
: during a process or series of events : at some point in the past
He seems to have lost his interest in music somewhere along the line.

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Somewhere along the line, the barrels were cut from 28 to 26 inches, and that took out almost all the choke. Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025 Somewhere along the line, personalities began to come off the street and right onto the screen. Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025 The Mistake: Adding Oil To Pasta Water Somewhere along the line, you may have been told that adding oil to your pasta water will prevent the noodles from sticking together. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025 Yet, somewhere along the line, Vulcans have become the butt of the joke with their stiff, snobbish demeanor a source of ridicule for their (supposedly) more progressive human shipmates. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for along the line

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“Along the line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/along%20the%20line. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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