all the way
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Meaning · English
completely or to the fullest extent
Literally: from start to finish
Register: neutral
Examples
Had you run all the way, you'd have got there in time.Nếu mày chạy liên tục, mày có lẽ đã đến đó kịp giờ.
I actually ended up walking all the way from Shinjuku Station to Jimbocho yesterday!Rốt cuộc tớ đi bộ từ trạm Shinjuku tới Jumbocho ngày hôm qua!
Tatoeba sentence #30885 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR B2); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “all the way” mean?
completely or to the fullest extent Literally: from start to finish
Is “all the way” formal or informal?
all the way is generally neutral.