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.

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on and on

Businesses adopted a “wait and see” approach to hiring that’s gone on and on, NerdWallet’s Renter said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026

“We had a spreadsheet that just went on and on and on and on,” Godin said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

But there is also a cost issue, whether the essence of F1 has been polluted, noise, the changing road-car market place and on and on.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

“What is often missing is this impact of the cost of air pollution on family budgets, on kids missing school, their parents staying home from work, on and on and on,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

There was the Blue-Haired One and the Fancy-Hat One and the Laughs-Too-Loud One and on and on until Ophie realized that she probably didn’t even need to have names for them all.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland