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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Because I shouldn’t have put myself in this position, I should have known better, all along.

From Literature

DeRosa claimed he knew the rules all along, which he clearly did not.

From Los Angeles Times

So would it have been worth it to own more energy all along, just in case?

From The Wall Street Journal

Costs all along the supply chain are going up.

From Barron's

‘So it was Hugo all along,’ Will says, his breath coming out of him in a sharp whistle.

From Literature