Synonyms of on end

on end

phrase

as in together

following one after another without others coming in between

She could read for hours on end if no one interrupted her.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• together
• successively
• repeatedly
• hand running
• constantly
• continuously
• continually
• successionally
• consecutively
• back-to-back
• sequentially
• running
• seriatim
• night and day
• serially
• subsequently
• uninterruptedly
• unceasingly
• continuingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intermittently
• discontinuously
• interruptedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of on end

In many southern Iranian cities, electricity has been cut, sometimes for hours on end, on summer days when temperatures can reach 130 degrees. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

The body’s nervous response to that threat — the racing heart, sweaty armpits, and hair follicles on end — offered a lesson. — Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026

Its insulated design keeps my water ice cold for hours on end, plus its flip-straw design keeps the mouthpiece hidden from the open air during my commutes. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Russia has been doing this since the start of the war, terrorizing Ukrainian cities with aerial assaults that have killed thousands of civilians and crippled much of the country’s energy grid for months on end. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 15 July 2026