Recurring

/rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ/

Meaning & Definition

adjective

Occurring or appearing again or repeatedly.

The recurring meetings help us stay on track with our project deadlines.

Happening at regular intervals.

She has been experiencing recurring headaches that require medical attention.

Repeatedly returning to a particular issue or theme.

The recurring theme of loss in the novel resonated with many readers.

Evolving from or leading back to previous conditions or situations.

The city struggled with recurring flooding each rainy season.

From the Latin 'recurrere', meaning 'to run back' or 'to return'.

recurring problem

A problem that keeps happening.

recurring event

An event that occurs multiple times.

recurring motif

A theme or element that recurs in a work.

frequency

The rate at which something occurs over a particular period of time.

interval

A space between two things or events.

series

A number of things or events of the same class happening one after the other.

The same old story.

Every time I see him, it's the same old story—he's got a recurring issue.

Deja vu.

Every time I walk down that street, I get a sense of recurring deja vu.