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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To spur them on, Mary Kay offered only praise, never criticism, all the while dangling gifts and the opportunity for reinvention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

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

He studied classical piano for the next few years, his ears being drawn to pop music all the while.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

And all the while, the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains utterly bleak.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

I went along as fast as I could, all the while looking around for signs of people; but there was nobody and in a few minutes I got back to the wagon.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

all the while

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