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

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

Maintaining a club best record since 2015 of 11 victories on the trot is the primary task against La Real, but with that comes heading four points clear of a Madrid ouftit that beat Levante to boos in the Bernabeu on Saturday afternoon. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026

The Pistons haven’t beaten the Bulls four times on the trot since the 2018/19 campaign, but will hope to capitalize on last season’s dominant run in this fixture. — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025

Meanwhile, Howells & Munro win their 5th straight Pro Doubles title on the trot and have swept all five events in 2025 thus far on tour. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025

Although the team hasn't had the same amount of success since the introduction of ground effects in 2022, Mercedes-AMG won seven championships on the trot between 2014 and 2020. — Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for on the trot

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