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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After all, most of the time, only one towel is needed, and if there is a lack of under-sink storage and no square footage for a bin or basket, hooks can be added to hang them.
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With Dart, Daboll coached him hard in training camp and hovered around him most of the time in practice.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
A lot of them, most of the time, aren’t true.
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With five defensive backs on the field most of the time, Patterson’s scheme is intended to adjust to any offense, allowing for his defense to limit substitutions and match up against most personnel groupings.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
With Dart, Daboll coached him hard in training camp and hovered around him most of the time in practice.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
A lot of them, most of the time, aren’t true.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
With five defensive backs on the field most of the time, Patterson’s scheme is intended to adjust to any offense, allowing for his defense to limit substitutions and match up against most personnel groupings.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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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 5 Feb. 2026.
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