down the line

down the line

1. (idiomatic) Further along, in terms of time or progress.

   They decided to save money by using the cheapest components available, but down the line they ran into problems with reliability.

   • 2018 July 3, Phil McNulty, “Colombia 1 - 1 England”, in BBC Sport‎:

     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.

• down the road
• down the track

• come online
• in the pipeline