constantly

adverb

con·​stant·​ly ˈkän(t)-stənt-lē 

1

: without variation, deviation, or change : always

constantly on the alert

constantly improving

a temperature that's constantly maintained

… the fear of the sea was constantly in my mind, battling with the fear of my companions.

—Robert Louis Stevenson

2

: with regular occurrence : incessantly

constantly complaining

After all, Val doesn't let him get a lick of rest and is constantly bugging him to play with her.

—Ryan D. Wilson

All my traveling life, 40 years of peregrinating Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania, I have thought constantly of home—and especially of the America I had never seen.

—Paul Theroux

Synonyms

• again and again
• continually
• frequently
• hourly
• much
• oft
• often
• oftentimes
• ofttimes
• over and over
• repeatedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Latin music tastes are constantly changing, and Sie7e didn’t want to jump onto a trend that was inauthentic to him. —Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2023

Ricardo Chavira, who played Carlos, has been working constantly since the end of Desperate Housewives, most notably appearing in multiple episodes of Jane the Virgin, Scandal, Santa Clarita Diet and Kevin Can Wait. —Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2023

There’s innate immunity, the physical or chemical barriers—such as your skin or the mucus in your nose—that are constantly working to keep disease-causing microbes at bay. —WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023

From Jane the Virgin to Disney’s Stuck in the Middle to her current slate of films, Ortega has been working constantly, at an almost frantic pace. —Hunter Harris, ELLE, 7 Mar. 2023

Listen to this article now Powered byTrinity Audio --:-- --:-- The stories followed in Watchdog Nation are constantly changing. —Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2023

The truth is my favorite Daisy Jones & the Six song is constantly changing. —Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023

Lilia offers a constantly changing lunch menu that focuses on fresh ingredients. —Jack Nicas, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023

In order to keep up to date on plants and gardening trends, the BHG Test Garden is constantly changing. —Jeanne Ambrose, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1