constantly

adverb

con·​stant·​ly ˈkän(t)-stənt-lē How to pronounce constantly (audio)
1
: without variation, deviation, or change : always
constantly on the alert
constantly improving
a temperature that's constantly maintained
… the fear of the sea was constantly in my mind, battling with the fear of my companions.Robert Louis Stevenson
2
: with regular occurrence : incessantly
constantly complaining
After all, Val doesn't let him get a lick of rest and is constantly bugging him to play with her.Ryan D. Wilson
All my traveling life, 40 years of peregrinating Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania, I have thought constantly of home—and especially of the America I had never seen.Paul Theroux

Examples of constantly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The balance between nature and urbanization is constantly colliding. Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024 The past can cast a long shadow, while the present is constantly disappearing in a vortex of meetings, emails, deals won and lost. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024 The mainstream is now fractured into pieces; former gatekeepers in the media and entertainment industry are constantly undermined; the internet has created anarchic new routes for public figures to reach an audience. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2024 Cuts from his new album can be heard so constantly that the station is sounding akin to top-40. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024 Such inconsistencies encourage smuggling, accidental or deliberate misidentification of artifacts, and constantly rising prices. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024 Air movement around a potted plant's root system mimics the wind and breezes that constantly flow around an orchid's root system in nature. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2024 However, in the current political climate where reproductive rights are constantly under assault by conservative pundits and politicians, the seemingly innocuous act went viral after fans tweeted out the materials, stirring up a fair share of praise and controversy. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2024 When fellow Avenger Jeremy Renner was in the ICU last January following his horrific snowplow accident, Downey checked in on him constantly. Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of constantly was in 1651

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“Constantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constantly. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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