along the line


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.See also: line

along the line

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down the line

COMMON If something happens along the line or down the line, it happens during the course of a situation or activity, often at a point that cannot be exactly identified. And then somewhere along the line I looked at what was really happening. Admittedly every parent makes mistakes along the line. They feel that something went wrong somewhere down the line. Compare with down the line.See also: line