all (of) the time

idiom

1

: on every occasion : always

You can't be right all of the time.

2

informal : very often or frequently

"Do you ever take the subway to work?" "Yeah, all the time."

3

usually all the time : since something began : from the beginning

The police knew all the time who was guilty.

Examples of all (of) the time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead of committing to one fragrance all the time why not get a selection? —Meredith Woerner, Variety, 17 July 2023

And how maybe she could be known for different qualities, like being the smart girl, and not just be the Asian girl all the time. —Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 17 July 2023

Learning from the Emoji-Fluent The world of emojis can be complex and confusing, with new ones being added all the time and each potentially carrying different interpretations. —Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 16 July 2023

For that reason, most phones with high refresh rates do not run at the highest rate all the time. —Simon Hill, WIRED, 14 July 2023