again and again

Idioms  

1. Repeatedly, often, as in I've told you again and again, don't turn up the heat. This idiom uses repetition for the purpose of emphasis (as does its synonym, over and over). Shakespeare used it in Othello (1:3): “I have told thee often, and I retell thee again and again.” [c. 1600]

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again and again

Piker later renounced the statement, saying it was wrong, but the fact that he said it once still continues to be brought up, again and again, in El-Sayed’s race.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Every defeat was taken on the chin, and accepted, but the lads were always ready to go, again and again.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Writing in the wake of World War II, Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt returned again and again to the subject of guilt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Such questions—from other ordinary people and lawmakers—came again and again this week to the New Jersey Democrat, who has introduced bills to increase oversight of the technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

The gray exhalation of mist came again, and again the air filled with the dread that clutched at Christopher’s chest.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Related Words

• frequently
• once again
• regularly
• repeatedly