most of the time
idiom
: on most occasions : usually
Sometimes I go out for lunch, but most of the time I bring my own lunch to work.
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Raymond was solid with Vanderbilt most of the time during the recruiting cycle, but Stanford came in at one point and tried to rock the boat.
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Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2024
Online therapy works just fine, most of the time
Research suggests online therapy works just fine for many patients.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
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Keeping your phone charged while traveling through airports can be difficult—not every airport has charging ports integrated into the seats at the gates, and most of the time people are huddled around the one or few outlets near the gate.
—Megan Dubois, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2023
Cumberbatch has Vincent turned up to high most of the time, but he’s surrounded by quieter performances from a first-rate cast.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
So most people don’t do it, most of the time, which is perfectly reasonable.
—Quanta Magazine, 22 May 2024
The show had a lot of fun pitting Max against Harry, who acts like a spoiled child most of the time anyway, so that worked.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
But most of the time these kind of crashes, or when somebody crashes and dies, they get endlessly shown.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 May 2024
Five years have passed since, and Shivani remains bedridden most of the time.
—TIME, 16 May 2024
Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2024
Online therapy works just fine, most of the time
Research suggests online therapy works just fine for many patients.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
Read a full review of this product. $16 at Amazon
Keeping your phone charged while traveling through airports can be difficult—not every airport has charging ports integrated into the seats at the gates, and most of the time people are huddled around the one or few outlets near the gate.
—Megan Dubois, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2023
Cumberbatch has Vincent turned up to high most of the time, but he’s surrounded by quieter performances from a first-rate cast.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
So most people don’t do it, most of the time, which is perfectly reasonable.
—Quanta Magazine, 22 May 2024
The show had a lot of fun pitting Max against Harry, who acts like a spoiled child most of the time anyway, so that worked.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
But most of the time these kind of crashes, or when somebody crashes and dies, they get endlessly shown.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 May 2024
Five years have passed since, and Shivani remains bedridden most of the time.
—TIME, 16 May 2024
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