- down the line
- I. adverb (or adjective)
1. : to or toward the center of town : downtown2. : all the way : fully, completelyII. phrasal
are prepared to back the president down the line
going to be trouble down the line — Mimi Sheraton
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down the line1. Of a shot in tennis, football, etc, travelling parallel to and close to the side of the court, pitch, etc2. In the future (informal)• • •Main Entry: ↑line* * *
at a stage during a processsomewhere along/down/the line (=at some stage):Somewhere along the line vital information has been withheld.
further along/down/the line (=at a later stage):The judge said compensation would be considered further down the line.
Thesaurus: during a particular period of timesynonymMain entry: line* * *
down the lineinformal : in the futureIf you don't finish school, you'll regret it down the line.
We'll have to correct these problems further down the line.
• • •Main Entry: ↑line* * *
along/down the ˈline idiom•
Somewhere along the line a large amount of money went missing.
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We'll make a decision on that further down the line.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.