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

At their Bowery Ballroom shows — the New York city gigs in May of this year that became the group’s benchmarks — Gordon crowd-surfed from the stage to the middle of the room and back, playing guitar the whole time. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026

Driscoll was nearby the whole time, but was distracted with the installation of a new oven. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

The rookie left guard even conducted a Monday afternoon podium interview back at team headquarters, appearing fine the whole time. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

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

Rhymes for the whole time

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