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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Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
The boy had apparently been hiding in the attic of the family's garage the whole time.
—EW.com, 15 July 2025
Push through your hands and straighten your arms to lift your body back to the starting position, ensuring your core stays engaged the whole time and your back stays flat.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 14 July 2025
Yet Sugar was alive the whole time, the family found out four years later, when an anonymous individual dropped a living Sugar off at a shelter in June 2025.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 25 June 2025
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Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
The boy had apparently been hiding in the attic of the family's garage the whole time.
—EW.com, 15 July 2025
Push through your hands and straighten your arms to lift your body back to the starting position, ensuring your core stays engaged the whole time and your back stays flat.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 14 July 2025
Yet Sugar was alive the whole time, the family found out four years later, when an anonymous individual dropped a living Sugar off at a shelter in June 2025.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 25 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 1 Aug. 2025.
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