repeated occurrence

Pattern of reappearance

A repeated occurrence is something that happens more than once, especially when the recurrence forms a pattern or raises concern: The repeated occurrence of these errors suggests a systemic problem.

The phrase emphasizes that an event isn't isolated—it keeps happening.

Related
  • patternRecurring arrangement or template
  • vicious cycleSelf-perpetuating harmful pattern
  • cycleRepeating sequence of events
  • rhythmPatterned stress and silence
  • habitSettled regular tendency

same old story · routine · loop · over and over · echo · refrain · broken record · relapse · déjà vu · frequency · regular · chronic · persistent · rerun · encore · sequel · back again · time after time

Opposites
frequency/multiplicity

repeated occurrencesingle instance

one-off · first and last · aberration · anomaly · fluke

pattern regularity

repeated occurrencerandom occurrence

pattern/predictability

repeated occurrenceanomaly

Departure from the expected

aberration · fluke · random event · outlier · exception

Family

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