all the time

adv
/ɔːl ðə taɪm/UK/ɒl ðə taɪm/US

Etymology

An ellipsis of all of the time.

Definitions

  1. Always

    Always; constantly; for the complete duration.

    • The public does not wish to be outraged in this way all the time.
    • Afore we got to the shanty Colonel Applegate stuck his head out of the door. His temper had been getting raggeder all the time, and the sousing he got when he fell overboard had just about ripped what was left of it to ravellings.
    • I couldn't live without your love Now, I know you′re really mine I gotta have you all the time
  2. Very often

    Very often; frequently.

    • Memories haunt you all the time / I will never leave your mind / Got judgment on your side / You've said bad things, and you've lied
    • I have never been this excited about having an album. I play it all the time.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for all the time. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA