constantly

American  

[kon-stuhnt-lee] / ˈkɒn stənt li /

adverb

1. without pausing; unceasingly.

   Add the milk and cook until thick, stirring constantly.

2. regularly or frequently; consistently.

   The charts have to be updated every few years as the geomagnetic field is changing constantly.

   We need to be constantly vigilant if we do not want the clutter to get out of hand.

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Other Word Forms

• overconstantly adverb
• quasi-constantly adverb
• unconstantly adverb

Etymology

Origin of constantly

constant + -ly

Example Sentences

“We constantly had to replace our clothes and food because they were damaged,” Hopper said.

From Los Angeles Times

If Kate or Maggie’s self-belief ever faltered, they had only to listen to their supporters or read the media, constantly feeding the world the story of the Fox sisters’ marvelous powers.

From Literature

Like every other detail here, that implicit complaint is dusty and ossified, and Mr. Williamson’s formerly wised-up dialogue has been supplanted by a grinding earnestness, with everyone constantly asking about one another’s feelings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Back in the Red Sea at the end of April, the Navy was growing increasingly frayed by the need to constantly fight off the Houthi drones and missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal

I would ask myself constantly — and this is why I wish I kept a journal — but I would ask myself, “What is making the set run so smoothly?”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• continually
• invariably
• regularly
• steadily