all along

PREPOSITION

during

Synonyms

WEAK

all the while amid as at the same time as at the time for the time being in the course of in the interim in the meanwhile in the middle of in the time of meanwhile mid midst over pending the time between the whole time throughout until when while

Example Sentences

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Villarreal: Some of us have known all along, OK?

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Since then, the two sides have exchanged multiple proposals, with the threat of renewed war looming all along.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The answer, more or less, is to continue what he’s been doing all along.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

In other words, that this was his game plan all along.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

This, of course, was the answer Madame had been seeking all along.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood