along the line
idiom
informal
: during a process or series of events : at some point in the past
He seems to have lost his interest in music somewhere along the line.
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Somewhere along the line, personalities began to come off the street and right onto the screen.
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Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
Yet, somewhere along the line, Vulcans have become the butt of the joke with their stiff, snobbish demeanor a source of ridicule for their (supposedly) more progressive human shipmates.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Opening week is supposed to consist of false starts, missed assignments along the line and maybe a fumble or two.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Creek is once again loaded along the line of scrimmage, thanks in part to the transfer of three-star left tackle Jackson Roper from … Regis.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
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Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
Yet, somewhere along the line, Vulcans have become the butt of the joke with their stiff, snobbish demeanor a source of ridicule for their (supposedly) more progressive human shipmates.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Opening week is supposed to consist of false starts, missed assignments along the line and maybe a fumble or two.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Creek is once again loaded along the line of scrimmage, thanks in part to the transfer of three-star left tackle Jackson Roper from … Regis.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Along the line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/along%20the%20line. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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