all the time en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ɔːl ðə taɪm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ɒl ðə taɪm/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɑl-/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
Etymology
An ellipsis of all of the time.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, qualifier:set phrase) Always; constantly; for the complete duration.
The study found that there had been as many patent applications for artificial intelligence since 2013 as there were in all the time since the term AI was first used in the 1950s.
2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2019:The public does not wish to be outraged in this way all the time.
1889 September 11, Mark Twain, “Last Words of Great Men”, in Buffalo Express:Afore we got to the shanty Colonel Applegate stuck his head out of the door. His temper had been getting raggeder all the time, and the sousing he got when he fell overboard had just about ripped what was left of it to ravellings.
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:I couldn't live without your love Now, I know you′re really mine I gotta have you all the time
1966, Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent, Petula Clark (vocalist), I Couldn't Live Without Your Love, I Couldn't Live Without Your Love (album)
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(not-comparable, qualifier:set phrase; frequency; set phrase; frequency) Very often; frequently.
I have never been this excited about having an album. I play it all the time.
2008 June 26, Joel Stein, “Pirating Axl Rose's Record”, in Time:Memories haunt you all the time / I will never leave your mind / Got judgment on your side / You've said bad things, and you've lied
1978, Marvin Gaye, “When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You”, in Here, My Dear:
Synonyms
Translations (100)
ga i rith an ama (frequently) · oj apane (always) · hu minduntalan (frequently) · nn alltid (always) · ca tota l'estona (frequently) · fi kaiken aikaa (frequently) · grc πάντα τὸν χρόνον (always) · unm nkëme (frequently) · fi alituiseen (frequently) · ka მუდამ (always) · it spessissimo (frequently) · ru всё вре́мя (frequently) · mk цело време (frequently) · wa tofer (always) · sv ideligen (frequently) · es a cada segundo (frequently) · gl decote (frequently) · cic bíyyi'ka (always) · es todo el rato (always) · ga ar feadh an ama (always) · pt o tempo todo (always) · sv jämt (always) · fi koko ajan (always) · ru ча́сто (frequently) · hu egyre (csak) (always) · yi יעדער מאָנטיק און דאָנערשטיק (frequently) · sv ständigt (always) · mk везден (frequently) · da hele tiden (always) · az daim (always) · pl cały czas (always) · nb alltid (always) · gl todo o tempo (always) · wa toltins (always) · ga ar feadh an ama (frequently) · sv jämt (frequently) · hu állandóan (frequently) · gl a todas horas (frequently) · nn støtt (frequently) · it sempre (always) · fr à longueur de temps (frequently) · pl co chwilę (frequently) · da altid (always) · nn stadig (frequently) · nb jevnt og trutt (frequently) · mk везден (always) · nb stadig (frequently) · pt o tempo inteiro (frequently) · ga i rith an ama (always) · vls hêelsan (always) · de die ganze Ziet (always) · ru всё вре́мя (always) · es todo el tiempo (always) · fi koko ajan (frequently) · pl ciągle (always) · lt visuomet (always) · nn jamt og trutt (frequently) · hu folyton (frequently) · es a cada rato (frequently) · hu mindig (frequently) · is einatt (frequently) · hu mindvégig (always) · arz عمال (always) · pl co rusz (frequently) · ro tot timpul (always) · hu egész idő alatt (always) · nn stadig vekk (frequently) · pt o tempo inteiro (always) · pt o tempo todo (frequently) · gd fad na tìde (frequently) · sv hela tiden (always) · ca tota l'estona (always) · hu szakadatlanul (frequently) · nb hele tiden (always) · lv arvien vēl (always) · grc πάντοτε (always) · nb støtt (frequently) · nn heile tida (always) · fr tout le temps (frequently) · ca sempre (always) · pl bez przerwy (always) · vi hoài (frequently) · hu mindegyre (frequently) · lv visu laiku (always) · nv tʼáá áłahjįʼ (always) · az daim (frequently) · gd fad na tìde (always) · fr tout le temps (always) · mk цело време (always) · nl de hele tijd (always) · wa todi (always) · de die ganze Zeit (frequently) · ar على مدار الوقت (always) · ca a cada moment (frequently) · nl de hele tijd (frequently) · is allan tímann (always) · es en todo momento (always) · nb stadig vekk (frequently) · sv hela tiden (frequently) · pl co chwila (frequently)