always; all the time; at any time
Emphatic colloquial expression meaning 'no matter when' or 'whenever'; often used in casual speech to stress that something is always true or happens without exception.
He's always late, no matter when.
I'm always on your side.
Derived from いつ (when) + だって (even, also), a colloquial contraction of だといって or であっても, meaning 'even if it is when' → 'whenever, always'.