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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In contrast, 57 percent of young men said this was morally wrong at least most of the time.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
And most of the time, the answer is absolutely not.
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Submarine navigators rely on a more sophisticated inertial navigation system of gyrocompasses and accelerometers to calculate positions while submerged – which is most of the time.
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McKinley said most of the time, airlines aren't required to do much.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
And most of the time, the answer is absolutely not.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Submarine navigators rely on a more sophisticated inertial navigation system of gyrocompasses and accelerometers to calculate positions while submerged – which is most of the time.
—New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
McKinley said most of the time, airlines aren't required to do much.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
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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 10 Dec. 2025.
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