all the while
The entire time
During the entire time something else was happening, often with a sense of hidden or contrasting truth: She smiled politely, all the while planning her escape.
The phrase typically reveals that appearances were deceptive or that two things occurred simultaneously: He claimed to be helping, but all the while he was sabotaging the project.
- duringThroughout the span of
- throughoutIn every part
- all alongFrom the beginning
- at the same timeOccurring together, simultaneously
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
constantly · perpetually · uninterruptedly · continuous · incessantly · beneath · concurrently · unbeknownst · lurking · lying in wait · brewing · sustained · behind the scenes · in the background · coinciding · steadily · simmering · ongoing
all the whileintermittently
At irregular intervals
sporadically · on and off · off and on · occasionally · periodically
all the whilenever
At no point
briefly · momentarily · for a moment · hardly ever · seldom
all the whilesuddenly
Without prior indication
all at once · in an instant · unexpectedly · without warning · out of nowhere