all along

adverb

: all the time
knew the truth all along

Examples of all along in a Sentence

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That’s been my assumption all along about these negotiations, ever since Biden articulated the three-phase framework. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025 That claim, too, had to be walked back when it was revealed that Dr. Haim was still seeing patients at TCH two years longer than the DOJ had originally alleged — and that the FBI had known this all along. The Editors, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025 The cashmere industry has grown exponentially in recent years, but one brand has been there all along. Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 The nation’s popular vote was close, as had been anticipated all along. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for all along 

Word History

First Known Use

1619, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Jan. 2025.

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all along

adverb
: all the time
knew the truth all along

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