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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He’s hit the ground running in the batter’s box and looked calm and comfortable as a Met the whole time.
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Tim Britton, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Most entrepreneurs work themselves into the ground the whole time.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Really the only people having a heart attack was like me and the rest of his family the whole time.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Except that drinks are a predictable disaster, with Buck mostly boring the hell out of Ravi by talking about Eddie the whole time.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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Tim Britton, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Most entrepreneurs work themselves into the ground the whole time.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Really the only people having a heart attack was like me and the rest of his family the whole time.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Except that drinks are a predictable disaster, with Buck mostly boring the hell out of Ravi by talking about Eddie the whole time.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 20 Mar. 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 2 Apr. 2025.
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