on repeat

ɒn rɪˈpiːt

Definition of on repeat - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

repetition

repeatedly or continuously

She played the song on repeat all day.

continuously

repeatedly

loop

in a loop or cycle

The video was stuck on repeat.

continuously

repeatedly

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Expressions with repeat

repeat parrot-fashion

repeat words without understanding them

She could repeat parrot-fashion but didn't grasp the meaning.

doomed to repeat history

adj.

fated to experience past events again

Ignoring warnings, they were doomed to repeat history.

repeat like a mantra

say something many times

He would repeat like a mantra his daily affirmations.

repeat like a parrot

say words exactly as heard without understanding

He would just repeat like a parrot whatever the teacher said.

rinse and repeat

repeat a process or action again and again

After each test, we rinse and repeat the procedure.

lather rinse repeat

perform a task over and over

In coding, sometimes you have to lather rinse repeat to debug issues.

Terms with on repeat included in their meaning

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rebroadcast

television

repeat a film or program on television

res judicata

court rule

principle barring repeat lawsuits after a final decision on a claim

typematic

technology

feature controlling key repeat rate on keyboards

Examples of on repeat in a sentence

He listened to the podcast on repeat.
The song played on repeat all night.
Her favorite movie was on repeat.

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French:en boucle, en répétition, ...
German:wiederholt, in Dauerschleife, ...
Italian:in continuazione, in ripetizione, ...
Spanish:repetidamente, en bucle, ...
Portuguese:repetidamente, em repetição, ...
Chinese:重复播放, 循环播放, ...
Japanese:繰り返し, 繰り返しで, ...
Arabic:بِشَكْلٍ مُتَكَرِّر, عَلى الإِعادَة, ...
Hebrew:בְּלוּפּ, בְּלוּפּ, ...
Russian:на повторе, ...
Ukrainian:на повторі, в циклі, ...
Hindi:बार-बार, दोहराव पर, ...
Bengali:বারবার, লুপে, ...
Catalan:en bucle, en cicle, ...
Czech:opakovaně, ve smyčce, ...
Danish:i ring, i loop, ...
Dutch:herhaaldelijk, op herhaling, ...
Greek:ξανά και ξανά, σε επανάληψη, ...
Hungarian:újra meg újra, folyamatos ismétlésben, ...
Khmer:ដដែលៗ, ជាវដ្ត, ...
Korean:반복해서, 반복 재생, ...
Persian:پشت سر هم, روی تکرار, ...
Polish:w kółko, w pętli, ...
Portuguese (BR):repetidamente, em loop, ...
Romanian:în mod repetat, în buclă, ...
Swedish:på repeat, på loop, ...
Thai:วนซ้ำ, ...
Turkish:tekrar tekrar, ...
Vietnamese:bật lặp lại, ở chế độ lặp, ...

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