on end

Idioms  

1. Continuously, without interruption, as in It's been raining for days on end. This term, which might just as well be put “seemingly without end,” dates from about 1300.

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Can I buy SpaceX or OpenAI or Anthropic stock, hold it for years or decades on end, and beat the market?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

“Cars” merchandise fit nicely alongside Hot Wheels and model trains, something you could put in a child’s hand and have them zooming along walls for hours on end.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026

And so little wonder, then, that "May" has been used as a three-letter, one-word shorthand within Labour circles for months and months on end.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

"Hundreds of prisoners end up locked away for years on end, with no way of receiving visits from their lawyers and families," Amnesty International said in a 2021 report on their website.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

They had been working almost nonstop for weeks on end; they had needed a break.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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