in circles

phrase

: along the same path or course

We've been driving in circles for hours!

We've been trying to decide how to improve the system, but we just keep going around in circles and not making any progress.

Examples of in circles in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If the same work keeps coming back as bugs or rework, the team is only moving faster in circles. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

His teacher grabbed him and ran him bleeding down the halls, in circles, screaming through the school until help caught up. — Gabriel Winslow-Yost, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

Gaudenzi, the leaders of the Grand Slams, and player representatives have gone around in circles on this issue. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Surveillance footage obtained by The Associated Press appears to show a white sedan, believed to be Durán Guerrero on his way to work, driving in circles near an intersection before an unmarked vehicle blocks its path. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Rhymes for in circles

• encircles
• tubercles
• semicircles