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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To complicate things, Gladys had acquired two big dogs along the way — an Alaskan Husky and a Russian wolfhound.
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Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
The company's stock has taken a beating along the way.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
The silver lining was that even though COST didn’t reclaim its all-time, 2022 highs until December 2023, short-term oversold conditions still led to solid buying opportunities along the way.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Moving forward requires moving on from players who helped along the way, to players who are better.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
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Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
The company's stock has taken a beating along the way.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
The silver lining was that even though COST didn’t reclaim its all-time, 2022 highs until December 2023, short-term oversold conditions still led to solid buying opportunities along the way.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Moving forward requires moving on from players who helped along the way, to players who are better.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Along the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/along%20the%20way. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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