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 of constantly

• often
• repeatedly
• frequently
• continually

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

Symptoms include constantly going on about how no one cares about Meghan and Prince Harry and everyone should stop paying attention to them. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2026

Even in an industry that’s constantly in motion, this is a departure not many would have predicted. — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

NASASpaceflight typically offers live commentary and constantly changing views of the Starship launch pad via remote cameras positioned around Starbase. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 11 Nov. 2026

For a sport constantly looking for the next generational icon, Eala has become a unifying touchstone for an archipelagic nation of over 110 million people – with many of them scattered across the globe. — Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1