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all the while

[ awl thuh wahyl, hwahyl ]

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idiom

during this time; all along:
She realized all the while that their plan would probably fail.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of all the while¹

First recorded in 1350–1400

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And all the while they sang, their faces turned to St Peter's Basilica to their left, their white veils glistening under their large sun hats.

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All the while, the price kept creeping up and up.

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All the while, I kept wondering how far I needed to sacrifice myself, my pride and my dignity to prove loyalty to the same vows that, for him, were nothing more than script practice.

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All the while, international hatred of America is growing.

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All the while, he’s surmising what he might gain by rifling through his associates’ drawers and desks.

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all the way All the world's a stage

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