most of the time

phrase

: 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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Rookie Will Kacmarek has impressed and should be playing most of the time. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026 This works most of the time — a big improvement over my initial testing. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 With support for Nvidia’s DLSS AI upscaler built into the hybrid console, the Switch 2 plays full-fat AAA titles, and most of the time, day and date with PCs and other consoles. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026 People are complicated, and Juno Temple understands the character well enough to embody Keeley’s contradictions and make sense of them, most of the time. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for most of the time

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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 12 Oct. 2026.

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