All along Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈɔɫ/ /əˈɫɔŋ

AWL-uh-LAWNG

UK

ˈɔːl/ /ɐlˈɒŋ

AWL-uh-LONG

التعريف

'All along' means during the entire time something has been happening, or from the very beginning, even if it was not obvious.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal. Used to emphasize you knew or something was true from the start. Common with verbs like 'know', 'suspect', and questions. Not about physical location or movement.

• Spanish: todo el tiempo - desde el principio
• Portuguese (BR): o tempo todo - desde o começo
• Portuguese (PT): o tempo todo - desde o início
• Chinese (Simplified): 一直 - 始终
• Chinese (Traditional): 一直 - 始終
• Hindi: शुरू से ही - हमेशा
• Arabic: طوال الوقت - منذ البداية
• Bengali: সারা সময় - শুরু থেকেই
• Russian: всё это время - с самого начала
• Japanese: ずっと
• Vietnamese: suốt thời gian qua - ngay từ đầu
• Korean: 처음부터 - 내내
• Turkish: en başından beri - hep
• Urdu: شروع سے ہی - پوری مدت
• Indonesian: sejak awal - sepanjang waktu

جمل نموذجية

I knew the answer all along.

basic

She was right all along.

basic

You have been my friend all along.

basic

I thought I lost my keys, but they were in my bag all along.

natural

He pretended not to know, but he was lying all along.

natural

Wow, so you were planning this surprise all along!

natural