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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With their babies still nursing and unable to travel on their own, the mothers must strike out in search of sufficient water and nutrients — even if that quest requires a bold leap or two along the way.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
There are a few casualties (and even a Kate Bush song) along the way, but Gemma comes out the other side as a better mom with a fresh perspective on technology and life.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 29 June 2025
What, then, compelled us to embark on our first cruise last October, let alone on Viking’s 15-day Grand European Tour, which started in Budapest, concluded in Amsterdam, and stopped in more than a dozen cities along the Danube, Main and Rhine rivers along the way?
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
To reach the boss, players must beat several stages full of henchmen, growing stronger and gaining more fighting skills along the way.
—Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
There are a few casualties (and even a Kate Bush song) along the way, but Gemma comes out the other side as a better mom with a fresh perspective on technology and life.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 29 June 2025
What, then, compelled us to embark on our first cruise last October, let alone on Viking’s 15-day Grand European Tour, which started in Budapest, concluded in Amsterdam, and stopped in more than a dozen cities along the Danube, Main and Rhine rivers along the way?
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
To reach the boss, players must beat several stages full of henchmen, growing stronger and gaining more fighting skills along the way.
—Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
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“Along the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/along%20the%20way. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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