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But for the next four years, until the next presidential campaign, and forever after, there will be no end of people explaining how the outcome was clear as the dawning daylight all along.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
This has been the plan all along as the team wanted to give the rookie a chance to see how NBA life is out on the road.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
At one point Grande erased every single song on her iPod with the exception of the Wicked soundtrack, further proof that this dream gig might have been in the stars all along.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
For anyone who likes reading error messages, the reason why has been hiding in plain sight all along.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1619, in the meaning defined above
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“All along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20along. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
all along
adverb
: all the time
knew the truth all along
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