time after time

time after time
REPEATEDLY, frequently, often, again and again, over and over (again), time and (time) again, many times, many a time; persistently, recurrently, constantly, continually; N. Amer. oftentimes; poetic/literary oft, oft-times.
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time after time
Repeatedly
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time after time time and again phrase
many times, usually so often that you become annoyed

Time after time I’ve told him not to touch my computer.

Thesaurus: often and many timessynonym
Main entry: time

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time after time (also time and again or time and time again)
on very many occasions; repeatedly

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time after time (or time and again or time and time again)
: on many occasions : very often or frequently

Time after time, we see this happen with our patients.

I've told you time and again [=repeatedly] not to do that.

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Main Entry: ↑time

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ˌtime after ˈtime | ˌtime and (ˌtime) aˈgain idiom
often; on many or all occasions

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Main entry: ↑timeidiom

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