Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

time and time again

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.51 in modern English

Syllables: time and -time a-gain
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Often; repeatedly.

Example Sentences

"Time and time again I said I'd leave you / Time and time again I went away / But then would come the time when I would need you"
"I long to see the sunlight in your hair / And tell you time and time again how much I care"
"The resulting book, “Nature Studies of People Not Wearing Clothes,” became an instant hit with Renaissance perverts, forcing Gutenberg back to his press time and time again to produce enough copies to meet the demand."
"I've been married to Wim for more than 32 years, and for 17 of those years he was also my IT rock at Accent Jobs. I really won the lottery with him: A role in a woman's shadow is not for every man. Wim is the one who helped me be daring enough to take a leap, time and time again."
"NR claims that its renewal has been "postponed time and time again" over the last ten to 20 years and is now inevitable."

Inflected Forms

time in time again (alternative)

Synonyms

time and again time after time again and again once and again over and over over and over again repeatedly time and time again

Questions

What does time and time again mean?: Often; repeatedly.

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