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.
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But Muriel kept that secret the whole time of holding onto her mother's home, which really means something significant to her.
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EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Remember, your goal here isn’t to crush these runs as fast as possible but to maintain approximately the same easy pace the whole time.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
This guy next to me [on the plane] watched Joe Rogan the entire time on his phone, the whole time.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2025
Looking backward at the whole time and place – not just the battle that exploded from it – could help put today’s uncertain way forward in perspective.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
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EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Remember, your goal here isn’t to crush these runs as fast as possible but to maintain approximately the same easy pace the whole time.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
This guy next to me [on the plane] watched Joe Rogan the entire time on his phone, the whole time.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2025
Looking backward at the whole time and place – not just the battle that exploded from it – could help put today’s uncertain way forward in perspective.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the whole time
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“The whole time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20whole%20time. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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