the whole time

noun

: since something began : during the entire period of time

The police knew the whole time who was guilty.

British : at all times : always

You can't be right the whole time.

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 This will eliminate the stress of marching around site the whole time. —

Devinder Bains, Vogue, 22 June 2024 Tawada floats the possibility that Patrik has been dead the whole time, having perished in a plane crash en route to his conference in Paris. —

Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024 Colin Bridgerton is about to discover that what he's been looking for has been here the whole time! —

Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024 For me, that’s kind of how it’s been the whole time. —

Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for the whole time

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