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All the time vs All the while vs All hours

All the time

1. through the whole period; continuously.

  • Sue said she knew it all the time.

2. very often; many times.

  • Ruth talks about her trip to Europe all the time.

3. essentially; first and last.

  • You probably are a politician all the time, which is why you never get to behave badly.

All the while— = all the time 1.

  • Mary went to college in her home town, and lived at home all the while.

All hours—very late or very early hours.

  • It is dark: it must be all hours.