all along

all along

The entire time. Kristen was disappointed to learn that Pete had been lying to her all along. Please tell me Margaret hasn't been stealing money from the register all along. Tim, I liked you all along! I was just too shy to admit it!

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all along

From the start, throughout, from end to end, as in I've known he was innocent all along. [c. 1600] Also see all along the line.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

all along

all the time; from the beginning.

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all aˈlong

from the beginning: I’ve said all along that this would happen. ♢ He knew who they were all along but he pretended he didn’t.

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all along

From the beginning; throughout: saw through the disguise all along.

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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.