the whole time

noun

1

: since something began : during the entire period of time

The police knew the whole time who was guilty.

2

British : at all times : always

You can't be right the whole time.

3

British, informal : very often

My sisters and I used to fight the whole time.

Examples of the whole time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kokoro has been in business for 40 years, and some of Torito’s employees have been working at the restaurant the whole time. — Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Again, the whole time, the only reason we were not completely overtaken is because these young Palestinian men were protecting us with rocks. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

But with the song’s breezy comedown, the visuals transition back to New York City, where Rocky’s been hanging on a stoop the whole time. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026

Because of the weather, Douglas and his team had to sit on the tarmac for an hour and a half, fearing the whole time that the Moroccan authorities would catch on to their plan and show up to quarantine or arrest them. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the whole time

• aforetime
• allozyme
• anytime
• christmastime
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• dinnertime
• guggenheim
• isozyme
• lysozyme
• maritime
• mesenchyme
• overtime