all the while
idiom
: during the entire time
He claimed that he was happy, but he was thinking all the while of quitting his job.
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And all the while, there’s always another rousing patriotic song for the peasants to sing.
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Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Henderson’s style calls to mind Chappell Roan’s raw emotionality or Olivia Rodrigo’s guitar-rich pop-rock bangers, all the while anchored to rich storytelling of love and heartbreak and frustration.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Shareholders have complained about the speed of progress and welcome the strategy shift in the same breath, all the while demanding the business grows what’s left of the overnight audience share.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Norway, all the while, has pointed back towards the Palestinian FA’s proposal tabled at last year’s FIFA Congress calling for sanctions against Israel.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Henderson’s style calls to mind Chappell Roan’s raw emotionality or Olivia Rodrigo’s guitar-rich pop-rock bangers, all the while anchored to rich storytelling of love and heartbreak and frustration.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Shareholders have complained about the speed of progress and welcome the strategy shift in the same breath, all the while demanding the business grows what’s left of the overnight audience share.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Norway, all the while, has pointed back towards the Palestinian FA’s proposal tabled at last year’s FIFA Congress calling for sanctions against Israel.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for all the while
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“All the while.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20the%20while. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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