all the time
advUK /ɔːl ðə taɪm/ · US /ɒl ðə taɪm/
Etymology An ellipsis of all of the time.
1
Duration, Time Always; constantly; for the complete duration.
- 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:
2 more examples
- I couldn't live without your love Now, I know you′re really mine I gotta have you all the time1966, Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent, Petula Clark (vocalist), I Couldn't Live Without Your Love, I Couldn't Live Without Your Love (album)
- 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:
2
Very often; frequently.
Set phrase; frequency; set phrase; frequency
- 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 lied1978, Marvin Gaye, “When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You”, in Here, My Dear:
- 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: