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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The child has been taunting Geralt the whole time; the mother, who emerges from the swamp, is desperate for love and warmth and begs for Geralt’s embrace.
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God still has his hand on him the whole time.
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Farwell was employed as a Stoughton Police Officer the whole time.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Being on the whole time, there’s this sort of intensity that grows.
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Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
God still has his hand on him the whole time.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Farwell was employed as a Stoughton Police Officer the whole time.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Being on the whole time, there’s this sort of intensity that grows.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Oct. 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 Nov. 2025.
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