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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No one likes an audience member that's judgmental the whole time.
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Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 28 June 2025
Everyone’s teetering on a razor’s edge the whole time until, right as dinner begins, Uncle Lee and Mikey really start going at each other.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Still asking what presence costs, inviting us to notice what’s been here the whole time.
—Ellen O'Connell Whittet
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
If not, then who’s been stuck in that display the whole time?
—Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
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Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 28 June 2025
Everyone’s teetering on a razor’s edge the whole time until, right as dinner begins, Uncle Lee and Mikey really start going at each other.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Still asking what presence costs, inviting us to notice what’s been here the whole time.
—Ellen O'Connell Whittet
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
If not, then who’s been stuck in that display the whole time?
—Hazlitt, 18 June 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 Jul. 2025.
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