somewhere along the line
During the process
Somewhere along the line means at some unspecified point during a process or period of time: Somewhere along the line, we stopped talking to each other.
The phrase suggests gradual change or a turning point that's hard to pinpoint exactly.
It often implies that something went wrong or shifted without anyone noticing when: Somewhere along the line, the project lost its original vision.
- eventuallyAt a later time
- in due courseWhen appropriately expected
- inevitablySure to happen
- bit by bitIn small increments
- idiomaticCharacteristic of natural speech
at some point · down the road · time · happened · journey · turning point · juncture · inflection point · point of no return · expression · sooner or later · along the way · shift · one moment · transition · moment · milestone · realization
somewhere along the linefrom the start
Since the very beginning
at the end · in the end · from the get-go · initially · ultimately
somewhere, realign, outline, inline, offline, online, underline, headline, sideline