along about

idiom

US, informal
: at a time near (a specified time)
He arrived in the city along about July 17.
Our flight should be arriving along about 8:00.

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Infantry trenches Reuters The Ukrainian government has allocated about $800 million to building fortifications along about 600 miles of front line this year, and construction is well underway. Josh Holder, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024 Bündchen laughed along with Behar and the audience and couldn't help but nod along about her appearance not changing too much over the past two decades. Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024 Amid a surge of migrants crossing into the country, the administration is moving forward with construction of 18-foot tall steel fencing along about 17 miles of land near the Rio Grande in southern Texas, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on Thursday. Brian Bennett, Time, 5 Oct. 2023 The crowd sings along about how working-class Americans are getting screwed over as if the song has been out for four decades instead of four weeks. Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for along about 

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“Along about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/along%20about. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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