do-over

noun

ˈdü-ˌō-vər 

plural do-overs

: a new attempt or opportunity to do something after a previous attempt has been unsuccessful or unsatisfactory

Art, unlike life, permits do-overs: the illusion that one can get things right with craft and persistence.

—Rhonda Lieberman

As for his pitch, Keaton's first try was in the dirt. He requested a do-over and fired one right down the middle.

—Steve Rushin

Examples of do-over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sanders will head to Michigan this week to rally with his candidates up and down the ballot, while Schumer is not even involving himself in the Maine do-over primary. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 15 July 2026

Try to do-over the under-performing players who were developed wrong; have patience with them, but ship anyone who doesn’t leave it all on the ice. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Unlike a text, there’s no drafting, deleting or do-over. — Michelle Sobel, Fortune, 23 June 2026

These mistakes often lead to costly do-overs and spaces that feel chaotic or outdated. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 7 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for do-over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover