constantly

adverb

con·​stant·​ly ˈkän(t)-stənt-lē 

1

: without variation, deviation, or change : always

constantly on the alert

constantly improving

a temperature that's constantly maintained

… the fear of the sea was constantly in my mind, battling with the fear of my companions.

—Robert Louis Stevenson

2

: with regular occurrence : incessantly

constantly complaining

After all, Val doesn't let him get a lick of rest and is constantly bugging him to play with her.

—Ryan D. Wilson

All my traveling life, 40 years of peregrinating Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania, I have thought constantly of home—and especially of the America I had never seen.

—Paul Theroux

Synonyms

• often
• repeatedly
• frequently
• continually
• always

Examples of constantly in a Sentence

a crackpot who constantly wrote angry letters to the local newspaper

stay constantly on guard until the danger of forest fire is past

Recent Examples on the Web

The incident's central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground. —Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025

Writers, students, workers, and business people constantly face deadlines, dates when manuscripts and homework must be submitted and orders filled. —Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025

Alex was on his phone and computer constantly, never sleeping. —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025

The books always take a little longer to sort through; stacks of paper and hard backs line the tall floating shelves in the back area of the shop, and new ones are constantly being added. —Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 22 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1