# time after time

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/time-after-time
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Again and again; repeatedly; every time; always; time and again.

## Examples

- He makes the same mistake time after time.
- Even though the machine breaks down time after time, the factory manager refuses to buy a new one.
- Despite the warnings from his advisors, the king ignored the mounting evidence of betrayal, choosing time after time to trust the very people who sought his downfall.

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