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

He's been this way the whole time, from his days as an assistant at the University of San Diego to his years as a head coach at the Group of Five level of football and now at Florida. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026

At his five prior court appearances, Burke was in restraints the whole time, with the bailiff cuffing him to his chair. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026

At his five prior court appearances in the case, Burke was in restraints the whole time, with the bailiff cuffing him to his chair. — Nancy Dillon, VIBE.com, 21 July 2026

Despite its outsider status, Dropout has been here the whole time. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for the whole time

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