Meaning of down the line | Babel Free

Definitions

Further along, in terms of time or progress.

idiomatic

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Examples

“They decided to save⟳ money by using the cheapest components available, but down the line they ran into problems with reliability.”

“Southgate's side cast⟳ off the clouds of dread that have⟳ come⟳ over England in penalty shootouts in the past, a psychological lift⟳ that may yet help⟳ them further down the line.”

“The person said one of the reasons the Chinese had been so pliant in development of a joint position on AI governance was that “playing nice” and acting as a “responsible partner” could help⟳ foster conversations about relaxation of US trade⟳ barriers later down the line.”

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