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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a long time ago

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“Along the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/along%20the%20way. Accessed 26 Nov. 2022.

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