all the while
idiom
: during the entire time
He claimed that he was happy, but he was thinking all the while of quitting his job.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Mixing interviews with house music pioneers and compelling cinematic recreations, Move Ya Body offers a revelatory chronicle of house’s humble roots, explosive influence, and inevitable exploitation, all the while celebrating its unique power to liberate listeners and bring people together.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
The teams of Crittenden-Allan and Moore-Green have been working as a unit all the while.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
The native of New York was the portrait of the struggling artist who bounced from small gigs to part-time jobs just to pay the rent, all the while pushing back the temptation to end the dream.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2025
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