every time

adv — 2 senses

every time

adv

1

At each occasion that.

Every time I see you, it makes me happy.

2

Idiomatic, Informal Used to express a strong preference for one thing over another.

You can keep your wine — give me beer every time!
If I had the choice between going to work and staying at home, I'd pick staying at home every time.

Synonyms: each time, whenever
Antonyms: never
Derived terms: at church every time the doors are open, every time one farts, every time one turns around, if I had a nickel for every time

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