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all the time vs not every time

The phrases 'all the time' and 'not every time' are not directly comparable as they convey opposite meanings. 'All the time' indicates something happens constantly or without exception, while 'not every time' implies that something does not happen on every occasion. Therefore, the choice between the two depends on the intended meaning in the context.

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all the time

The phrase 'all the time' is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something happens constantly or without exception.

This phrase is used to emphasize the frequency or regularity of an action or event. It implies that something happens continuously or very often.

Examples:

She talks about her cat all the time.
He is on his phone all the time.
They go to the beach all the time.
I see him at the gym all the time.
The kids play outside all the time.

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Absentee father working all the time.
All Rosemary Clooney all the time.
Coaches helped students all the time.
That's why I come get you all the time.
I mean, this place was messed with all the time.
Believe me, I get stuck all the time.
Somehow I feel like puking all the time.
Lois talks about you all the time.
Especially with you around all the time.
Real doctors probably forget stuff all the time.
Imagine scratching your belly all the time.
Accidents happen to pets all the time.
But the solution was there all the time.
Plus he drinks and he smokes all the time.
You were dating Peyton and you guys fought all the time...
Somehow I feel like puking all the time.
Like the tourists... staring all the time.
There were on my head all the time.
What sense is there in exaggerating all the time...
He's pacing back and forth all the time.

Alternatives:

constantly
continuously
always
frequently
repeatedly

not every time

The phrase 'not every time' is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something does not happen on every occasion.

This phrase is used to express that an action or event does not occur consistently or without exception. It implies that there are instances when the action does not take place.

Examples:

He doesn't eat dessert not every time.
She doesn't come to class not every time.
They don't argue not every time they meet.
I don't watch TV not every time I'm home.
The train doesn't run on time not every time.

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But you're the one who gets up and does something - if not every time, at least with sufficient frequency that your nobility rises like the rose mountains of Mars above the apathy.
It's not every time, keep that in mind!
But naturally not every time I have seen you, since I pass by you a hundred times a day.
Well, not every time he opened his mouth.
Not every time, like a third of the time.

Alternatives:

occasionally
sometimes
intermittently
sporadically
irregularly

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