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Synonyms

on and on

Idioms  

  1. Continuously, persistently, without stopping, as in On and on they rode for three whole days. Also see go on and on.

Example Sentences

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It goes on and on until you’re internally begging Lowery to get to the point already.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The party carried on and on, everybody with a story to tell, everybody euphoric that the older members of the squad would now have their crowning glory of playing in a World Cup.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

A recent analysis of over 17,000 user-shared chats found that AI fosters textbook co-dependence, mirroring users’ emotions, encouraging delusions and urging the conversation to go on and on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

It went on and on for, I’m not kidding, six hours or more.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

He was going on and on about it last night.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

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