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

But Grant shared an alternative that still affords candidates a do-over without requiring the hiring team carve out time for another interview. —Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025

At issue is the legality of Measure C, the do-over ballot measure that asked city of San Diego voters to strike the entirety of the 1,324-acre Midway-Pacific Highway Community Plan area from the city’s Coastal Height Limit Overlay Zone, or coastal zone for short. —Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025

Could a superstar as big as Michael Jackson be compelled, almost against his will, to return to the recording studio for a do-over on one of his songs? —Dan Beck, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025

Yet this is a trade that Miami likely wouldn’t make again if given a do-over. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025

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