again and again
Time after time
Repeatedly, over and over: She tried again and again until she got it right.
The phrase emphasizes persistence or recurrence—not just twice, but multiple times.
It often carries a sense of determination or, negatively, frustrating repetition: He made the same mistake again and again.
- repeatedlyMany times over
- over and overIn constant repetition
- round and roundRepeatedly in circles
- frequentlyHappening many times
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
on repeat · repetition · rinse and repeat · routinely · time after time · day in day out · recurrence · iteration · regularly · same old same old · ad nauseam · echo · broken record · loop · habitually · ebb and flow · continuously · periodicity
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- repetitionrepeat, repeated, recurring, recurrence, reiteration
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
continuity/persistence
again and againnever again
Permanent refusal to repeat
no more · once and for all · finally · for the last time · conclusively