along the way
Definition of along the way
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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: in a line matching the length or direction of
: at a point or points on
: in the course of
: forward, on
: from one to another
: in company : as a companion
: a thoroughfare for travel or transportation from place to place
: an opening for passage
: the course traveled from one place to another : route
: of, connected with, or constituting an intermediate point on a route
: by a long distance : to a considerable degree or extent : far
: by far : much
: very
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