adv

constantly

KONS-tuhnt-lee

adv

Happening all the time or very often; without stopping.

"The phone rang constantly all afternoon."

"She was constantly checking her messages during the meeting."

How to Use Constantly

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAll the time, again and again, without a break.

Common pairings

constantly changing constantly complaining almost constantly

more constantly comparative, most constantly superlative

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The phone rang _____ all afternoon.

From constant + the adverb-forming suffix -ly.

incessantly nonstop invariably uniformly

continuous forever usually continually invariably infinitely incessantly nonstop

instantly elegantly valiantly blatantly distantly abundantly pleasantly importantly reluctantly incessantly brilliantly triumphantly

incessantly nonstop invariably uniformly continuous forever usually continually infinitely