along the way
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 way.
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But before long, the plan goes horribly out of control, leaving a trail of dead bodies along the way.
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Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
At over 1,200 miles, there’s room to encounter evildoers along the way and fight the weather to deliver the tree by Christmas.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Dec. 2025
Sans skates, Lilly, Ronnie, and Marge head out onto the ice and toward Pennywise, passing a long line of floating kids along the way.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
Similarly, river networks that connect the country like veins can carry excess fertilizer from Midwest farms all the way to the Gulf of Mexico – causing drinking water issues and toxic algae blooms along the way.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
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Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
At over 1,200 miles, there’s room to encounter evildoers along the way and fight the weather to deliver the tree by Christmas.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Dec. 2025
Sans skates, Lilly, Ronnie, and Marge head out onto the ice and toward Pennywise, passing a long line of floating kids along the way.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
Similarly, river networks that connect the country like veins can carry excess fertilizer from Midwest farms all the way to the Gulf of Mexico – causing drinking water issues and toxic algae blooms along the way.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for along the way
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“Along the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/along%20the%20way. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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