along the line

Meaning

1. Oxford86% of films

   at some point during an activity or a process

   Then, somewhere along the line, it slipped away.

In the movies · 14

• I'm afraid that somewhere along the line,Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made2021
• Somewhere along the line, you had a crisis of faith.Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation2015
• I'll play it fair and square, right down the line.Night and the City1950
• He's hit everywhere along the line.Moneyball2011
• Then, somewhere along the line, it slipped away.Husbands and Wives1992
• Something along the stationery line? Are you short of staplers?Love Actually2003
• Continue along the front line until you find the Yorks.19172019

Learn it in full scenes

• Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made2021
  • Interviewing for the Dead Letter Office
  • The Best Man's Wedding Checklist
  • Oliver's Mother Stays Four Days
• Night and the City1950
  • Harry Pitches His Fuel Pill to Mary
  • Mary Borrows Money From Adam
  • Harry Gets the Club Rules
• Husbands and Wives1992
  • Jack and Sally Announce a Split
  • Gabe and Judy's Late-Night Talk
  • Sally Calls Jack During a Date

From the same entry

• along … lines
• be, come, on line
• bring come, get, fall, into line
• in line
• in line for
• in the line of duty
• in line with
• lay it on the line
• the line of least resistance
• on the line
• out of line
• walk a fine line