all the time

1. Continuously, without interruption, as in That old refrigerator is running all the time .

2. Frequently, repeatedly, as in He goes to that store all the time .

3. Also, all the while . Throughout a specific period, as in All the time the music was playing she tapped her foot , or The baby slept all the while the fire was being put out . [Late 1400s]

Example Sentences

“She had written horrible things during the entire trial. She’s dead now, thank goodness, and nobody has to put up with that c**p she was writing all the time.”

From Salon

“We had to tackle all the time. My passion is dribbling the ball, passing the ball, assisting, goals.”

From Los Angeles Times

And all the time, the Six Nations, renewed rivalries with the northern hemisphere's best and fears England are just not as good as we thought, lurk like Etzebeth around a breakdown.

From BBC

"So far, so good. I've not lost my mind with the cameras in my house all the time," Hague told the magazine.

From BBC

The snub is worth flagging here, not on grounds of taste — selection committees get it wrong all the time — but something more insidious.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• constantly
• endlessly
• eternally