Along and Backward

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Along

Along adverb - Toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time.
Usage example: work on the project is moving right along
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Backward is an antonym for along.

Backward

Backward adverb - Toward the rear.
Usage example: looking backward, we could see the town receding in the distance
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Along is an antonym for backward.
Nearby Words: back, backwater, backwardness, backwards, backwardation
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  • Her speech includes several instances of her rapidly sliding backward and forward along the floor at rapid speed, similar to what would happen in the first game if the player tried to mess with the programming or bring the Mako into areas it couldn't normally access.
    Source: Good Bad Bugs / Role-Playing Game
  • Useful Notes / PlayStation 3 This failed utterly and the feature was quietly dropped along with PS2 backward compatibility with the CECHG revision.note Ironically, this inability was due to the copy protection measures placed in by Sony for the PlayStation 2.
    Source: Useful Notes / PlayStation 3
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