back-to-back
1 of 2adjective or adverb
1
: facing in opposite directions and often touching
2
: coming one after the other : consecutive
plural back-to-backs
1
British
: a house that is connected in a row with other houses on each side and with a similar row of houses behind it
These were where the millworkers dwelt, the worst of them known as back-to-backs because that is how they were built, without intervening space.—
Geoffrey Moorhouse
Geoffrey Moorhouse2
sports
: a sequence of two games scheduled to be played on consecutive days
Miami began to beat elite teams and was bloodlessly efficient in the second half of back-to-backs, winning 11 in a row over a three-month stretch, a sign of a team with toughness.—Jack McCallum
Jack McCallumExamples of back-to-back in a Sentence
Adjective or adverb
the three movies in the series were filmed back-to-back so that the cast members wouldn't age visibly on screen
the new governor was soon facing several back-to-back crises
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Della Maddalena has not lost under the UFC banner and is 17-0 since opening his MMA career with back-to-back losses.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
On television, his performance as Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock won the actor back-to-back Emmys in 2008 and 2009.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 9 May 2025
Wilson has been accepted as a career artist, clearly, with her back-to-back entertainer of the year wins.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 May 2025
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Adjective or adverb
This is because Seasons 2 and 3 were filmed back-to-back, resulting in a short six-month wait compared to the three-year hiatus between the first two seasons.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Della Maddalena has not lost under the UFC banner and is 17-0 since opening his MMA career with back-to-back losses.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
On television, his performance as Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock won the actor back-to-back Emmys in 2008 and 2009.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 9 May 2025
Wilson has been accepted as a career artist, clearly, with her back-to-back entertainer of the year wins.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 May 2025
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-to-back. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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