'Everytime' or 'Every Time'? | Mastering Grammar

(Last Updated: 9 October 2024)

Everytime or Every Time: Which One Is Correct?

Every time is always two words. The one-word version does not exist, except as an error:

✅ Every time I hear that song, I feel happy.
❌ Everytime I hear that song, I feel happy.

✅ Every time we visit the zoo, we make sure to see the majestic tigers there.
❌ Everytime we visit the zoo, we make sure to see the majestic tigers there.

It is also important to note that when is unnecessary with every time:

✅ Every time I play football, I get hurt. (= Whenever I play football, I get hurt.)
❌ Every time when I play football, I get hurt.

✅ We laugh uncontrollably every time we watch that comedy movie together. (= We laugh uncontrollably whenever we watch that comedy movie together.)
❌ We laugh uncontrollably every time when we watch that comedy movie together.

The entry for the phrase every time in the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Examples from the Media

Every time we ban a book, we eliminate yet more truths, comfortable or otherwise. —Toronto Star (2022)

The new £120 million BBC headquarters has a leaky roof every time it rains. —Daily Mail (2020)

Are lockdowns the answer every time there is a COVID-19 outbreak? —The Sydney Morning Herald (2021)

This will be useful and scalable even after the virus is contained, as people are unlikely to want a thermometer stuck in their faces every time they enter a building. —South China Morning Post (2020)

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