most of the time
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: 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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Sure, music lays down a foundation of loudness in bars and DJs mix tracks in dance clubs, but most of us, most of the time, do our listening in solitude.
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Families and friends pile into cardboard watercraft of their own construction to commandeer through a course that, most of the time, ends with sinking vessels.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 26 Feb. 2026
Families and friends pile into cardboard watercraft of their own construction to commandeer through a course that, most of the time, ends with sinking vessels.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
But most of the time you're just stressed out.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Royals are caged most of the time.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Most of the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/most%20of%20the%20time. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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