all the time
all the time
all (of) the time
1 : always
You can't be right all of the time.
2 informal : very often or frequently
“Do you ever take the subway to work?” “Yeah, all the time.”
My sisters and I used to fight all of the time.
3 usually all the time : since something began
We thought that he disliked her, while all the time [=(more commonly) all along, the whole time] he was in love with her.
I knew the truth all the time.
The police knew all the time who was guilty.
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Main Entry: time
