back to back
One after another
Back to back describes things positioned with their backs facing each other, or things occurring in immediate succession without interruption: We had meetings back to back all afternoon, The team won back-to-back championships.
As an adjective before a noun, it's typically hyphenated: back-to-back losses, back-to-back episodes.
Following in unbroken sequence
- successiveFollowing without interruption
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
- straightNot curved or crooked
in a row · one after another · repeat · double-header · marathon · streak · series · chain
Directly next to
- shoulder to shoulderAdjacent and aligned laterally
- alignedArranged in proper position
- pairedJoined as two
- mirroredReflected or duplicated inversely
tandem · opposite · reversed · touching · abutting · conjoined · coupled · parallel
Repeated contest between opponents
- doubleheaderTwo games, same day
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- playoffContest deciding advancement
championship · matchup · rivalry · series · bout · games · rounds · heats
Organized group assemblies
- appointmentsScheduled times for meetings
- shiftsMoves or work periods
- classesInstructional sessions or groupings
- sessionsPeriods for specific activities
bookings · events · concerts · performances · shows · flights · interviews · deadlines
consecutive
Following in unbroken sequence
- successiveFollowing without interruption
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
straight · in a row · one after another · repeat · double-header · marathon · streak · series · chain · string
adjacent
Directly next to
- shoulder to shoulderAdjacent and aligned laterally
- alignedArranged in proper position
- pairedJoined as two
mirrored · tandem · opposite · reversed · touching · abutting · conjoined · coupled · parallel
rematch
Repeated contest between opponents
- doubleheaderTwo games, same day
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
playoff · championship · matchup · rivalry · series · bout · games · rounds · heats · fixtures
meetings
Organized group assemblies
- appointmentsScheduled times for meetings
- shiftsMoves or work periods
- classesInstructional sessions or groupings
sessions · bookings · events · concerts · performances · shows · flights · interviews · deadlines · calls
- winning streaksthree-peat, winning run, hot streak, undefeated streak, four-peat
- party gamescharades, musical statues, musical chairs, truth or dare, spin the bottle
- closenessclose by, close contact, close-knit, next door, up close
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
- dance positionsfirst position, second position, fifth position, arabesque, attitude
- burnoutburned out, burnt out, burn out, burning out, burnout
back to backintermittent
Occurring at irregular intervals
sporadic · spaced out · at intervals · separated · scattered
back to backface to face
In someone's presence
eye to eye · side by side · vis-à-vis · nose to nose · head to head
back to backspread out
Extended over distance
dispersed · few and far between · infrequent · isolated · here and there
back, backward, backing, comeback, backed, backer, backs, aback, backwardness