time and (time) again
time and (time) again
Repeatedly; on multiple occasions. Why do you continue to trust John when he has lied to you time and again? Time and time again, they have violated the rules, yet you have taken no action against them.
See also: again, and, time
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
time and again
Again and again; repeatedly.
See also: again, and, time
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
time and time again
Repeatedly, often. This version of the earlier time and again, or again and again, dates from the late nineteenth century. Evelyn Waugh used it in The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold (1957): “. . . envying painters who are allowed to return to the same theme time and time again.”
See also: again, and, time
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- time and again
- time and time again
- time after time
- back on (one's) feet
- back on feet
- once again
- once again/once more
- over and over
- over and over (again)
- once and again