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all the time

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all the time 
1. Lit. throughout a specific period of time. Bill was stealing money for the last two years, and Tom knew it all the time. All the time through December and January, Jane held down two jobs.
2. Fig. at all times; continuously. Your blood keeps flowing all the time. That electric motor runs all the time.
3. Fig. repeatedly; habitually. She keeps a handkerchief in her hand all the time. He whistles all the time. It drives me crazy.
See also: time

all the time (spoken)
1. (spoken) very often We shop in that store all the time. This coat is really warm, and I wear it all the time.
2. continually The kids watch TV all the time. She just didn't want to stay home with children all the time.
See also: time


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We never are too old for this, my dear, because it is a play we are playing all the time in one way or another.
 
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