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along
adverbSynonyms & Antonyms of along (Entry 2 of 2)
toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time
- traffic was inching along at a snail's pace
- work on the project is moving right along
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- before,
- fore,
- frontward
- (or frontwards)
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The first known use of along was before the 12th century
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