over and over

adverb

: repeatedly

Synonyms of over and over

• often
• constantly
• repeatedly
• frequently
• again and again
• time after time
• time and again

Examples of over and over in a Sentence

the little girl demanded over and over to be picked up so she could see the performers on stage

Recent Examples on the Web

They can be used wet or dry, then tossed in the washing machine and reused over and over again. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2026

This space used to be their home, where so many legendary moments took place, scenes that are replayed over and over on game days inside Yankee Stadium, the history of the team so essential to its appeal. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Instead of sending the same context to Claude over and over, our team decided to pivot and build a centralized, reusable knowledge layer and pointed Claude at that. — Gaurav Vashisht, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Or at least, that's what the first-term Georgia Senator has said over and over again when asked. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for over and over

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

Kids Definition

over and over

adverb

: many times : often