all along
Definition
B2 from the very beginning: Do you think he's been cheating us all along?Always and never
(Definition of all along from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- again adverb (ONE MORE TIME)
- all-time adjective
- always adverb (EVERY TIME)
- always adverb (FOR EVER)
- always adverb (UNTIL NOW)
- ever adverb (ALWAYS)
- first noun (NEVER BEFORE)
- in/through all the years idiom
- invariably adverb
- ne'er adverb
- never adverb
- not for (all) the world idiom
- till/until kingdom come idiom
- till/until the cows come home idiom
- time noun (MINUTES/DAYS/YEARS)
- time noun (OCCASION)
- when hell freezes over idiom
- whenever adverb, conjunction
- wherever adverb, conjunction
- will modal verb (ALWAYS)
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