all the time
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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]
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Continuously, without interruption, as in That old refrigerator is running all the time .
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Frequently, repeatedly, as in He goes to that store all the time .
Example Sentences
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My mom is very funny and very smart, and my mom and my dad and my sister tell great stories, so we definitely told stories all the time.
“The availability of all the music, all the time is such an incredible gift that streaming services have given us.”
From Los Angeles Times
It’s great if you can claim that jackpot all to yourself, but that doesn’t happen all the time.
From MarketWatch
Opinion No. 2: Blowouts happen all the time in college football, and you don’t have to be a Cinderella to suffer one.
“I just knew it wasn’t normal for her to be falling all the time,” Schindler says.
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