most of the time
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: on most occasions : usually
Sometimes I go out for lunch, but most of the time I bring my own lunch to work.
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Adopting that Ontario town seemed like a believable cover story and worked most of the time — except when a fellow American called her out after hearing her accent.
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Add to the fact that these glasses will be worn outside most of the time, and mobile networks in much of the United States leave quite a lot to be desired.
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Camilla lives at Ray Mill most of the time, while Charles retreats to Highgrove or Clarence House.
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So, yeah, my dad would be there most of the time.
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Vivian Song, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Add to the fact that these glasses will be worn outside most of the time, and mobile networks in much of the United States leave quite a lot to be desired.
—Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Camilla lives at Ray Mill most of the time, while Charles retreats to Highgrove or Clarence House.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 15 Sep. 2025
So, yeah, my dad would be there most of the time.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Most of the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/most%20of%20the%20time. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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