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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Uplink transmissions from Earth to satellites are usually rare and brief, so these frequencies probably remain dark most of the time.
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Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
No one would dispute that Lopez has the chops to make stuff like this work most of the time.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
For one, most of the time period investigated was when Braun's primary rival Brad Chambers, former Indiana commerce secretary, led the IEDC.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
The solar wind surrounds and engulfs the Earth and other planets all the time, but most of the time it is safely guided around us by our planet’s magnetic field.
—Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
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Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
No one would dispute that Lopez has the chops to make stuff like this work most of the time.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
For one, most of the time period investigated was when Braun's primary rival Brad Chambers, former Indiana commerce secretary, led the IEDC.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
The solar wind surrounds and engulfs the Earth and other planets all the time, but most of the time it is safely guided around us by our planet’s magnetic field.
—Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for most of the time
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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 19 Oct. 2025.
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