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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His method of intellectual humility is to admit ignorance, test variables and revise working hypotheses based on new data, staying open to suggestions from others the whole time.
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Deana L. Weibel, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
The grocery store had the answer the whole time.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
And so my role last season wasn’t touching the ball the whole time.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Don’t be a dumba— and run wide open the whole time.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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Deana L. Weibel, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
The grocery store had the answer the whole time.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
And so my role last season wasn’t touching the ball the whole time.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Don’t be a dumba— and run wide open the whole time.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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 3 Apr. 2026.
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