round and round
In continuous circles
Round and round describes continuous circular or repetitive motion, often suggesting something that goes on without resolution or progress.
The dog chased its tail round and round.
We went round and round on the issue but couldn't agree.
The phrase can convey dizziness, futility, or endless cycling: My thoughts keep going round and round.
- circularlyIn a round manner
- aroundIn the vicinity
- going in circlesFutile repetitive motion
- carouselRevolving platform with seats
- spiralCurve winding around center
rotate · whirl · spinning top · gyre · feedback loop · loop · recurrence · vortex · spin cycle · hamster wheel · running in place · rumination · orbit · broken record · ebb and flow · wheel · revolve · déjà vu
- cycleslife cycle, cycle, circle of life, cycles, period
- motion idiomsin motion, on the move, on the go, move forward, move along
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- repetitionagain, repeat, repeated, recurring, recurrence
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
round and roundstraight ahead
In a line, unchanged direction
in a straight line · straight · linear · directly · linearly
round and roundto the point
Directly addressing essentials
efficiently · purposefully · decisively · forward · progressively
round, rounds, rounded, rounding, rounder, roundest, roundly, roundness, roundish