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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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“If we get a bit of stability in the markets and the economy, the floodgates could open to a phenomenal M&A year where companies are doing $100 million deals and $2 billion deals, all the while the $50- and $100-billion deals continue,“ said Frank Aquila, Sullivan & Cromwell’s senior M&A partner.

From The Wall Street Journal

So he did, Gingersnipes listening intently all the while.

From Literature

All the while, Microsoft is spending heavily on AI, with expected capital expenditures of $117 billion this calendar year, according to analysts tracked by FactSet.

From MarketWatch

All the while, Microsoft is spending heavily on AI, with expected capital expenditures of $117 billion this calendar year, according to analysts tracked by FactSet.

From MarketWatch

All the while, chefs, culinary historians and industry observers were pleading for Americans to embrace poultry’s dark side.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.