adverb

1. At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

   “Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation.”

2. Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).

   “In this street, the shops always close during lunchtime.”

3. In any event.

   “I thought I could always go back to work.”

Synonyms: all the time, continually, every time, perpetually, anyhow, anyway, at any rate, regardless