on the trot

phrase

British, informal

1

: following one after another

He won the race three times on the trot.

2

: busy all the time

Working full-time and raising children keeps her on the trot from morning till night.

Examples of on the trot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dallas won its 2nd event on the trot with a dominant DreamBreaker performance over Brooklyn to win 21-10. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Oliver, a former Daily Show correspondent, has won 10 Emmys on the trot including three in the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series category, which was introduced in 2023, and seven in the Outstanding Variety Talk Series category. — Peter White, Deadline, 8 July 2026

However, Liam Rosenior’s men gave up few other opportunities and recorded their fourth Premier League win on the trot. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026

With four wins on the trot, Dallas (32-14-9, 3rd in the Central Division) has two more games against division opponents before the three-week Winter Olympics break begins later this week. — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for on the trot

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot