all the while

American  

[awl thuh wahyl, hwahyl] / ˈɔl ðə ˈwaɪl, ˈʰwaɪl /

idiom

1. during this time; all along.

   She realized all the while that their plan would probably fail.

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Etymology

Origin of all the while

First recorded in 1350–1400

Example Sentences

All the while, Ng said, she kept thinking of the silence—no warning, no signal, no blaring alarm guiding them out.

From The Wall Street Journal

All the while I stayed on the sidelines, not once showing up at Macy’s or Best Buy or the Apple Store.

From The Wall Street Journal

Larry is to spend the next week considering afterlife options, all the while worrying that he’ll be gone before Joan gets to the Junction, given that there’s no certainty with her illness.

From Salon

Two new officiating protocols have come into the sport in the last few years, as the powers-that-be grapple over the tricky balance of prioritising player safety with keeping the game flowing, all the while giving the referee a helping hand.

From BBC

All the while, fraudulent accounts have continued to flourish.

From Salon