all the time

/ˌɔl ðə ˈtaɪm/

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Meaning

  1. Very frequently, continually, or constantly.

    • He wears those beat-up running shoes all the time.

    • Do you check your phone all the time during meetings?

  2. Throughout an entire period, especially when something was true without someone realizing it.

    • The missing keys were in my jacket pocket all the time.

    • She thought he was asleep, but had he been listening all the time?

Collocations

  • right there all the time
  • knew it all the time

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