How to Pronounce "all the while"
expression
ˈɔɫ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈhwaɪɫ/, /ˈwaɪɫ
AWL thuh WYL
ˈɔːl/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈaɪl
AWL thuh WYL
Definition
Used to show that something was happening continuously during the same period when something else was occurring.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɔɫ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈhwaɪɫ/, /ˈwaɪɫ
British English
ˈɔːl/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈaɪl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AWL thuh WYL
UK
AWL thuh WYL
Listen in Context
She smiled at us all the while.
He watched TV all the while I was studying.
The cat slept all the while we cooked dinner.
She acted like nothing was wrong, all the while hiding her true feelings.