all the time

[all the time] {adv. phr.}

1. or [all the while] During the whole period; through the whole time.

* /Mary went to college in her home town and lived at home all the while./

* /Most of us were surprised to hear that Mary and Tom had been engaged all year, but Sue said she knew it all the time./

2. Without stopping; continuously

* /Most traffic lights work all the time./

3. Very often; many times.

* /Ruth talks about her trip to Europe all the time, and her friends are tired of it./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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