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all the time

all the time
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awl stressed th ee tahym]
    • /ɔl stressed ði taɪm/
    • /ɔːl ðə taɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awl stressed th ee tahym]
    • /ɔl stressed ði taɪm/

Definitions of all the time words

  • phrase all the time If something happens or is done all the time, it happens or is done continually. 3
  • noun all the time continuously 3
  • adverb all the time always 1
  • adverb all the time (set phrase, duration) Always; constantly; for the complete duration. 0
  • adverb all the time (set phrase, frequency) Very often; frequently. 0

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Parts of speech for All the time

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

all the time popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for all the time

adv all the time

  • constantly — not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable: All conditions during the three experiments were constant.
  • incessantly — continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise.
  • perpetually — continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
  • interminably — incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job.
  • regularly — at regular times or intervals.

adj all the time

  • around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
  • completely — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
  • during — throughout the duration, continuance, or existence of: He lived in Florida during the winter.
  • far and wide — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
  • over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.

Antonyms for all the time

adv all the time

  • brief — Something that is brief lasts for only a short time.
  • never — not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me.
  • temporary — an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
  • ceasing — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.

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