Phrase guide

the whole while

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Always; constantly, all the time; (for) the complete duration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:the whole while.

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: koko ajan — always
  • French: tout le temps — always
  • Galician: todo o tempo — always
  • Georgian: მუდამ (mudam) — always
  • German: immer — always
  • Italian: sempre — always
  • Latvian: arvien vēl — always
  • Latvian: visu laiku — always
  • Macedonian: цело време (celo vreme) — always
  • Macedonian: везден (vezden) — always
  • Navajo: tʼáá áłahjįʼ — always
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hele tiden — always
  • Norwegian Bokmål: alltid — always
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: heile tida — always
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: alltid — always
  • Portuguese: o tempo inteiro — always
  • Portuguese: o tempo todo — always
  • Russian: всё вре́мя (vsjo vrémja) — always
  • Spanish: todo el tiempo — always
  • Swedish: hela tiden — always
  • Swedish: ständigt — always
  • Swedish: jämt — always
  • Walloon: toltins — always
  • Walloon: tofer — always
  • Walloon: todi — always