over and over

adverb

: repeatedly

Synonyms of over and over

• often
• constantly
• repeatedly
• frequently
• again and again
• time after time
• time and again

Examples of over and over in a Sentence

the little girl demanded over and over to be picked up so she could see the performers on stage

Recent Examples on the Web

Teachers marched us through halls of what felt like the same Baroque painting over and over. — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

Attacks don’t really have weight to them, and grabby enemies can sometimes just stop the flow of combat, grabbing you over and over again. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

The seizures began to strike over and over again, sometimes upward of 90 per day. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

My father would rinse the rice over and over, sifting it between his fingertips, searching for the impurities, pulling them out. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for over and over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover

Kids Definition

over and over

adverb

: many times : often