over and over
Time after time
Over and over means repeatedly, with the same action or event happening many times in succession.
The phrase emphasizes tedious or insistent repetition: She played the same song over and over, I've told you over and over not to do that.
Sometimes intensified as over and over again.
Another time around
- repeatedlyMany times over
- loopCurve closing on itself
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- iterateRepeat a process cyclically
reiterate · replay · redo · rehash · reoccur · echo · recur · repeat
Without termination or boundary
- unceasingNever coming to rest
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- perpetualLasting without interruption
- continuousWithout pause or gap
sustained · ongoing · uninterrupted · incessant · ceaseless · nonstop · unbroken · interminable
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
dogged · relentless · indefatigable · unrelenting · tireless · persistent · insistent · obstinate
Regular sequence of actions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- habitualDone by routine
- ingrainedFirmly established by habit
- automaticOperating without intervention
instinctive · second-nature · accustomed · pattern · practiced · compulsive · obsessive · conditioned
again
Another time around
- repeatedlyMany times over
- loopCurve closing on itself
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
iterate · reiterate · replay · redo · rehash · reoccur · echo · recur · repeat · recurring
endless
Without termination or boundary
continuous · sustained · ongoing · uninterrupted · incessant · ceaseless · nonstop · unbroken · interminable
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
unwavering · dogged · relentless · indefatigable · unrelenting · tireless · persistent · insistent · obstinate · unflagging
routine
Regular sequence of actions
automatic · instinctive · second-nature · accustomed · pattern · practiced · compulsive · obsessive · conditioned · reflexive
tedious
Boring through length
- boringFailing to engage interest
- dullLacking edge or interest
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
humdrum · wearisome · dreary · tiresome · mundane · stale · mind-numbing · numbing · grinding · plodding
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
over and overerratically
In an inconsistent manner
irregularly · unpredictably · randomly · haphazardly · fitfully
over and overnever again
Permanent refusal to repeat
no more · for the last time · once and for all · finally · at last
over, overcome, overall, overtake, overflow, overview, overlap, overly, overlay