definitions

all the time

1

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]

2

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

3

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

RELATED CONTENT

5 Types Of Nouns That We Use All The TimeNouns come in a lot of different shapes and sizes ...
READ MORE
Why The Turducken Is One Of The Best Word Plays Of All TimeIt's Thanksgiving time, and while some folks will be piling their plates with turkey and mashed potatoes, we can't pass on the opportunity to consider a dish named with one of the greatest portmanteaus of all time: the turducken.
READ MORE

RELATED WORDS

constantly, eternally, incessantly, perpetually, around, completely, during, everywhere, over, overall, round, everyplace, interminably, regularly, unremittingly

Nearby words

all the better, all the king's men, all the rage, all the same, all the thing, all the time, all the way, all the world's a stage, all the worse, all there, all things to all people, be
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.