on the trot

phrase

British, informal

1

: following one after another

He won the race three times on the trot.

2

: busy all the time

Working full-time and raising children keeps her on the trot from morning till night.

Examples of on the trot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Oliver, a former Daily Show correspondent, has won 10 Emmys on the trot including three in the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series category, which was introduced in 2023, and seven in the Outstanding Variety Talk Series category. — Peter White, Deadline, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for on the trot

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot