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week in, week out

week in, week out

2 4.1
Happens every week in the same way for a long time
  • idiom
  • Informal
translation icon : semana tras semana
  • always the same, week in, week out

Examples

  • - Week in, week out, from morn...

    My Favorite Wife (1940)

  • She wanted everything the same, week in, week out.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I know naysayers will not be convinced, but I still see it no matter how frustrating it gets watching this team week in, week out.

    Blog text (17)

  • He trains hard in the gym week in, week out to prepare for the competition.

  • Week in, week out, she diligently attends her classes without fail.

  • The team practices together week in, week out to improve their performance.

Synonyms

often
vsweek in, week out
∞ 1.0

Happens many times

is repeated continuously across many successive periods without change rather than general frequency
all the time
vsweek in, week out
∞ 1.0

Happens without stopping

is repeated across many successive periods without change rather than absolute continuous presence
constantly
vsweek in, week out
740 1.0

Very often or all the time without stopping

is repeated across many successive periods without change rather than literal nonstop presence
frequently
vsweek in, week out
476 1.0

Happening many times in a short time

is repeated across many successive periods without change rather than general frequent occurrence
regularly
vsweek in, week out
386 1.0

Often at the same or fixed times

is repeated across many successive periods without change rather than general consistency
repeatedly
vsweek in, week out
382 1.0

It happens again and again

is steady repetition across many successive periods without change rather than occasional repeats
every week
vsweek in, week out
263 1.0

Once each week

is steady repetition across many successive cycles without change rather than one-off instances
continually
vsweek in, week out
139 2.9

Happening again and again over time, often with short breaks

is steady repetition across many successive periods without change rather than intermittent repeats
oftentimes
vsweek in, week out
  • Archaic
98 4.9

Happens many times, usually within a short time

is repetition across many successive periods without change rather than short frequent bursts
on a regular basis
vsweek in, week out
91 2.3

Happens often at set times

is repetition across many successive periods without change rather than patterned repetition
each week
vsweek in, week out
85 1.0

Happens once every week

is continuous repetition across many successive cycles without change rather than isolated instances
chronically
vsweek in, week out
28 4.8

In a way that lasts a long time, often with illness or other problems

is general repeated persistence across many successive periods rather than mainly medical usage
weekly
vsweek in, week out
25 1.0

Once every week

is repeated across many successive cycles without variation rather than single events
week after week
vsweek in, week out
15 1.0

Happening many weeks in a row

is the same idea but used more as an idiomatic phrase
perennially
vsweek in, week out
6 5.4

Happens every year or for a long time

is repetition across many successive periods without change rather than very long lasting duration
week by week
vsweek in, week out
4 1.1

Happening every week and changing slowly

is steady repetition across many successive periods without change rather than progressive variation
every second of the day
vsweek in, week out
  • Informal
1 2.5

All the time without stopping

is repeated across many successive periods without change rather than literal nonstop presence
recurrently
vsweek in, week out
1 4.3

Happens again and again at regular times

is steady repetition across many successive periods without change rather than general recurrence
wkly
vsweek in, week out
6.3

Once every week

is repeated across many successive cycles without change rather than an abbreviation
hebdomadally
vsweek in, week out
  • Archaic
9.9

Happens every week

is repetition across many successive cycles without change rather than a formal label

Antonyms

rarely
539 1.0

Happens only a few times

occasionally
438 2.0

Happens sometimes but not often

intermittently
15 6.0

In a way that stops and starts at irregular times

How Often

daily
∞ 1.0
week in, week out
  • Informal
2 4.1
every week
263 1.0
sometimes
∞ 1.0
occasionally
438 2.0

Surface Forms

week in, week out positive
week-in-week-out positive

Morphology

week + in, + week + out

The phrase repeats 'week' with the simple prepositions 'in' and 'out' to signal recurrence (i.e. week after week), so the overall sense of continuous or regular occurrence is directly inferable from the constituents. This repeating NP + in/out pattern (as in 'day in, day out') is common and cross-linguistically recognizable, so a B1 learner who knows 'week', 'in' and 'out' would very likely understand the meaning.

Etymology

Week in, week out paints a simple picture of the same routine repeating every week: week in then week out, over and over. That image of repeated weeks is why it means 'continuously or regularly'.