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

The league won't have to feature the Sixers-Celtics rivalry over and over again, either. — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Tour officials have continued to study the performance of the balls, but players still have to hit them, over and over again. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 July 2026

They’ve just been repeated over and over again and have established themselves as kind of official histories of that era and are widely believed, even if they weren’t widely believed at the time. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Having these conversations, working through them, talking them over and over again. — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 28 July 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