recurring
Happening again periodically
Recurring describes something that happens repeatedly over time, coming back at intervals.
A recurring dream is one you have more than once; recurring payments happen on a regular schedule.
The word emphasizes the return or repetition of something rather than its continuous presence.
Medical contexts often distinguish between recurring symptoms, which come and go, and chronic ones, which persist.
She had a recurring role on the show, appearing in several episodes each season.
Occurring at fixed intervals
- cyclicalRepeating in rounds
- intervalDuration between two points
- scheduledArranged for specific time
- repeatedDone or said again
seasonal · annual · monthly · weekly · daily · quarterly · biannual · periodic
Repeating in rounds
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- pulseArterial blood throb
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
wave · ebb · flow · pattern · tempo · meter · alternating · pulsing
Continuing despite difficulty
- ongoingIn progress now
- continualRepeatedly occurring over time
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
relapsing · long-term · enduring · perpetual · unremitting · incessant · protracted · perennial
Recurring thematic element
- themeCentral recurring concept
- leitmotifRecurring thematic phrase
- refrainAbstain from acting
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
flashback · throughline · echo · reprise · trope · symbolism · foreshadowing · parallel
Regular sequence of actions
- customaryDone by convention
- accustomedAdapted through habit
- ritualisticFollowing prescribed ceremony
- ingrainedFirmly established by habit
automatic · second-nature · established · traditional · systematic · procedural · patterned · consistent
regular
Occurring at fixed intervals
repeated · seasonal · annual · monthly · weekly · daily · quarterly · biannual · periodic · calendar
cyclical
Repeating in rounds
oscillation · wave · ebb · flow · pattern · tempo · meter · alternating · pulsing · undulating
persistent
Continuing despite difficulty
unrelenting · relapsing · long-term · enduring · perpetual · unremitting · incessant · protracted · perennial · lifelong
motif
Recurring thematic element
callback · flashback · throughline · echo · reprise · trope · symbolism · foreshadowing · parallel · arc
routine
Regular sequence of actions
- customaryDone by convention
- accustomedAdapted through habit
- ritualisticFollowing prescribed ceremony
ingrained · automatic · second-nature · established · traditional · systematic · procedural · patterned · consistent · conventional
subscription
Paid recurring access
- billingCharging for services rendered
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- automaticOperating without intervention
installment · membership · renewal · charge · fee · debit · invoice · autopay · premium · dues
recurringone-time
Occurring only once
nonrecurring · one-off · singular · isolated · unrepeated
recurringcontinuous
Without pause or gap
constant · unceasing · incessant · uninterrupted · ceaseless
- recurring dreamsSleep visions that return
- recurring themeRepeated subject or idea
- recurring payments
- recurring charactersFigures appearing across episodes
- recurring roleRepeated character across episodes
- recurring chargeRepeated scheduled payment