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along the line

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along the line

During some event or timeframe. I had known Liz for years, but somewhere along the line in college, we fell in love. Along the line, my son's illness was misdiagnosed, and now he's very sick.

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along the line

(spoken)

during the time while something is happening or being done Somewhere along the line we must have made a few right decisions. All along the line we missed chances to patch up our quarrel.

See also: line