American Idioms and Expressions

Time And Again Idiom

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Time and again
What does Time and again mean?
If something happens time and again, it happens repeatedly. ('Time and time again' is also used.)
time and again
What does time and again mean?
repeatedly The man was asked time and again to move his car.


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