all the while
[ awlthuh-wahyl, hwahyl ]
/ ˈɔl ðə ˈwaɪl, ˈʰwaɪl /
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during this time; all along: She realized all the while that their plan would probably fail.
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Origin of all the while
First recorded in 1350–1400
Words nearby all the while
all there, all the same, all the thing, all the time, all the way, all the while, All the world's a stage, all the worse, all thumbs, all-time, all told
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