English

Adverb

all the time ‎(not comparable)

1. (set phrase, duration) Always; constantly; for the complete duration.
   • 1889 September 11, Mark Twain, "Last Words of Great Men," Buffalo Express:

     The public does not wish to be outraged in this way all the time.

   • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 8, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:

     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.

   • 1966, Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent, Petula Clark (vocalist), I Couldn't Live Without Your Love, I Couldn't Live Without Your Love (album):

     I couldn't live without your love

     Now, I know you′re really mine

     I gotta have you all the time

2. (set phrase, frequency) Very often; frequently.
   • 2008 June 26, Joel Stein, "Pirating Axl Rose's Record," Time:

     I have never been this excited about having an album. I play it all the time.

Synonyms

• at all times

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