Meaning of down the line | Babel Free

Definitions

Further along, in terms of time or progress.

idiomatic

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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