happening all the time, without stopping or changing► always all the time without changing: · The temperature of the lake is always below fifty-five degrees.· Ron is always in a bad mood in the morning.· Our upstairs neighbor always keeps to himself. We hardly know him at all.
► all the time · Gabrielle talks about her kids all the time.· The couple upstairs argue all the time.· I don't have to wear my glasses all the time - just for reading.
► the whole time all the time while something is happening - use this about something annoying or surprising: · He talked about himself the whole time I was with him.· We realized that Duncan had been standing there the whole time.
► at all times all the time - used especially in official notices and rules: · Carry your passport with you at all times.· Keep your hotel door locked at all times.
► constantly all the time, continuously: · Shelly constantly tries to impress her boss.· She constantly criticizes my cooking.
► permanently all the time and never likely to change: · Hardy was permanently banned from professional figure skating.· It's such a dangerous neighborhood that the windows of some stores are permanently barricaded.
► perennial: perennial problem/concern/struggle etc one which people are concerned with all the time, and have been concerned with for a long time: · High unemployment rates are a perennial problem in several European countries.· Severe and unpredictable weather is a perennial danger for mountain climbers.
► unfailing: unfailing support/loyalty/good humour etc support, loyalty etc that you can depend on because it never changes or grows weaker even when there is trouble or difficulty: · I'd like to thank you all for your unfailing love and support.· Peter's unfailing humour made him popular with his fellow workers.
► incessant happening or done all the time without stopping, in a way that is very annoying: · Julia became irritated by the child's incessant talking.· The incessant buzz of conversation filled the student cafeteria.
► day in, day out every day for a long time - use this especially to say that someone keeps doing something difficult, tiring, or boring for a long time, or that something keeps happening for a long time: · Henry did the same thing, day in and day out, for over thirty years.· Investigators are working day in, day out to determine the cause of the crash.
► morning, noon, and night spoken said in order to emphasize that something happens all the time, especially something that is annoying: · It seems like we've been going to meetings morning, noon, and night lately.
► 24/7 informal all the time without stopping: · We're here to help you 24/7.· The deadline is next week, so everyone in the office is working 24/7.