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
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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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Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Wagler turned in massive performances, such as a 46-point outing at Purdue and a 28-point showing at Nebraska in back-to-back weekend road wins.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Friday's episode of SmackDown was mostly uneventful as WWE heads for back-to-back weekends of premium live events.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Rooney, 28, played all 344 minutes and 14 seconds of that five-game series, which included a triple-overtime loss in Game 2, the next two games on back-to-back nights, and the last after being postponed a day because multiple Victoire players were battling illness.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
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Adjective or adverb
The Knights scored their second run of the game after back-to-back singles placed runners on the corners.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Wagler turned in massive performances, such as a 46-point outing at Purdue and a 28-point showing at Nebraska in back-to-back weekend road wins.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Friday's episode of SmackDown was mostly uneventful as WWE heads for back-to-back weekends of premium live events.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Rooney, 28, played all 344 minutes and 14 seconds of that five-game series, which included a triple-overtime loss in Game 2, the next two games on back-to-back nights, and the last after being postponed a day because multiple Victoire players were battling illness.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-to-back. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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