all the while

[awl thuh wahyl, hwahyl] / ˈɔl ðə ˈwaɪl, ˈʰwaɪl /

PREPOSITION

during

Synonyms

WEAK

all along amid as at the same time as at the time for the time being in the course of in the interim in the meanwhile in the middle of in the time of meanwhile mid midst over pending the time between the whole time throughout until when while

Example Sentences

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Across two hours, Buckley’s Bride shoots, kicks, contorts, dances, scrapes, whizzes, licks and screams, all the while coming no closer to her true self than she was at the start of the film.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

No trace, no proof of life, and all the while, the nation is informed of every twist of what mostly is not happening.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

It’s an assembly of archetypes going through the motions, snow falling and lights twinkling all the while.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Government borrowing costs have been rising all the while.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Favell twisted the piece of paper in his fingers, considering Colonel Julyan all the while.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

all the while

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