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

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Still chasing and knowing all the while that one slip of their own against Jens Berthel Askou's impressive and dangerous side and it could be curtains.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The idea is that readers can connect in a casual, welcoming environment, all the while increasing visibility for independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

He turned into a sneering moral philosopher, all the while keeping his feet up.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Larry is to spend the next week considering afterlife options, all the while worrying that he’ll be gone before Joan gets to the Junction, given that there’s no certainty with her illness.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025

“We have a television set,” JimmyTrotter sang to Fern, all the while smiling at Miss Trotter.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

all the while

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