Meaning
repeatedly; very often
Primary Function
Emphasizing repetition
Communicative Purpose
To stress that something happens repeatedly, often with frustration or insistence
Pattern
time and time again
Core Structure
time and time again
Função primária
Emphasizing repetition
Propósito comunicativo
To stress that something happens repeatedly, often with frustration or insistence
Situações de gatilho
Complaints, exhortations, lessons learned the hard way
Contextos
Everyday, professional, storytelling
Padrão
time and time again
Estrutura central
time and time again
Slots de substituição
None – the phrase is fixed; no variable slots
Colocados típicos
- have seen
- proven
- warned
- told
- learned
Substituições comuns
- repeatedly
- over and over
- time after time
Erros comuns
time and again time (incorrect word order)
Similar / contraste
over and over, time after time
Interferências
Fixed phrase; don’t rearrange.
Família do chunk
- time after time
- repeatedly
- on multiple occasions
Nuance
Conveys frustration or strong emphasis on a repeated failure or pattern not changed
Efeito pragmático
Insistent and emphatic, often implying exasperation
Dica de memória
repeat emphasis
Nota
This binomial adverbial phrase emphasizes the frequency of an action or event, often with a tone of frustration or emphasis on a lesson not learned.
Upgrade path
often → many times → time and time again
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