Meaning of the word "somewhere along the line" in English

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somewhere along the line

US /ˈsʌmˌwɛr əˈlɔŋ ðə laɪn/
UK /ˈsʌmˌwɛr əˈlɔŋ ðə laɪn/
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Idiom

1.

at some unspecified point during a process or sequence of events

Example:
I must have made a mistake somewhere along the line.
Things went wrong somewhere along the line, and we lost the deal.
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