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

Rose Smith remembers growing up alongside the Odyssey (and returning to it over and over again). — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Sugar speaks the words like a mantra, over and over into his alien communication box. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 17 July 2026

This is, Meghan O’Gieblyn argues in our June 25, 2026, issue, a distinctly parental anxiety, a primordial kind of maternal metaphor that appears over and over again in writing and interviews about AI development. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026

That process repeats over and over and can be very disheartening to the team. — Peter Nelson, ArsTechnica, 10 July 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