adverb
without respite (Freq. 8)
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he plays chess day in and day out
• Syn: ↑day in and day out
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Isee time
II
at all times
■ very frequently or regularly
we were in and out of each other's houses all the time
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all (of) the time
1 : ↑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.”
My sisters and I used to fight all of the time.
3 usually all the time : since something began
We thought that he disliked her, while all the time [=(more commonly) all along, the whole time] he was in love with her.
I knew the truth all the time.
The police knew all the time who was guilty.
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Main Entry: ↑time
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all the ˈtime | the whole ˈtime idiom
1. during the whole of a particular period of time
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The letter was in my pocket all the time
(= while I was looking for it).
2. very often; repeatedly
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She leaves the lights on all the time.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.