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

• again and again
• continually
• frequently
• hourly
• much
• oft
• often
• oftentimes
• ofttimes
• over and over
• repeatedly

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

Defining and constantly refining what escape velocity looks like for your startup is crucial. —Richie Etwaru, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024

Whether or not Saulnier’s script means to do so intentionally, Terry is constantly maneuvering to prevent white discomfort, both in the film and for the audience watching it. —Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024

The teaser also shows fans their first glimpse of Janney as Vice President Penn, staring down Kate in a way that suggests the two may be on opposite sides of constantly changing political waves. —Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024

The pool deck was constantly crowded with trans people dancing to tunes spun by Macy Rodman, Ariel Zetina and, most iconically, Lina Bradford, the legendary Club Kid and former Pines mainstay DJ. —James Factora, Them, 5 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1