all the time
/ɔːl ðə taɪm/
"all-the-time" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“all the time” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Always; constantly; for the complete duration.
Corpus desk
Index EN-all-the-time · all the time · English
all the time · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | all the time |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ɔːl ðə taɪm/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “all the time” in English
Rare enough to double-check
all the time is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ɔːl ðə taɪm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for all the time in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: An ellipsis of all of the time. The correct English form is all the time, spelled A-L-L- -T-H-E- -T-I-M-E.
Definition
- 1Always; constantly; for the complete duration.
- 2Very often; frequently.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how all the time appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The public does not wish to be outraged in this way all the time.
Afore we got to the shanty Colonel Applegate stuck his head out of the door. His temper had been getting raggeder all the time, and the sousing he got when he fell overboard had just about ripped what was left of it to ravellings.
Etymology
An ellipsis of all of the time.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.