all along

adverb

: all the time
knew the truth all along

Examples of all along in a Sentence

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Hotelier Jim Hollinger returns to the White Lotus and insults Rick’s mother, Rick backslides into his plan for revenge and shoots Jim and Jim’s bodyguards, then shoulders a double whammy of calamity: Jim was Rick’s father all along, and Chelsea’s been killed in the shootout. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025 So Far Shocking not a single person who follows this show, Rick learns moments later that Jim was his father all along. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Usher has serenaded everyone from Taraji P. Henson, Keke Palmer and Winnie Harlow to Victoria Monét, Kimora Lee Simmons and Tiffany Haddish — and according to the King of R&B, that was the plan all along. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 4 Apr. 2025 The finale, a musical nervous breakdown, illuminates what’s been driving the character all along. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all along

Word History

First Known Use

1619, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all along was in 1619

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“All along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20along. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

all along

adverb
: all the time
knew the truth all along

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