Dic: all the way

• He had unscrewed the caps most of the way.
• When was the last time you listened to an album all the way through?

△You use way in expressions such as all the way, most of the way and half the way to refer to the extent to which an action has been completed.

• He had to walk all the way home.

△You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.

• Having started a revolution we must go all the way.

△You can use all the way to emphasize that your remark applies to every part of a situation, activity, or period of time.

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