along the line
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 line.
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Vital paperwork could become lost, for example, or maybe someone along the line failed to file a document.
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
So while basically rushing just four players, the Eagles defense still dominated along the line of scrimmage, sacking Mahomes six times and hitting him five other times.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Although his chief chance creators were along the line beneath his striker, his next most prolific creative player was his left back, Gudmundur Thórarinsson, who averaged 1.95 chances created per 90 minutes and 2.9 per 100 touches.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
The Cougars won almost every battle along the line of scrimmage, then ran away — BYU went for 180 on the ground, with 6-foot-2 hammer LJ Martin accounting for 93 of those — and hid.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2024
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
So while basically rushing just four players, the Eagles defense still dominated along the line of scrimmage, sacking Mahomes six times and hitting him five other times.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Although his chief chance creators were along the line beneath his striker, his next most prolific creative player was his left back, Gudmundur Thórarinsson, who averaged 1.95 chances created per 90 minutes and 2.9 per 100 touches.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
The Cougars won almost every battle along the line of scrimmage, then ran away — BYU went for 180 on the ground, with 6-foot-2 hammer LJ Martin accounting for 93 of those — and hid.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Along the line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/along%20the%20line. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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