more and more

Idioms  

1. Increasingly, to a steadily growing extent or degree. For example, As night came on, we were getting more and more worried, or More and more I lean toward thinking he is right. [c. 1200]

---

Example Sentences

Hospitals, healthcare products, health insurance and pharmaceuticals are “all areas expected to grow because more and more people need healthcare as our country ages,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

"I'm getting to know the players more and more," said Arbeloa after Real Madrid's 3-2 win against rivals Atletico last week.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

She hit upon the premise for the series right around her 27th birthday, a time when more and more of her friends began to get married, and developed the idea while working on other projects.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Year after year, aided by improved magnetometers that detected metal objects at deeper locations than ever before, more and more of the sunken vessel was uncovered.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Related Words

• more
• progressively