back and forth

[bak-uhn-fawrth, -fohrth, -uhnd-] / ˈbæk ənˈfɔrθ, -ˈfoʊrθ, -ənd- /

ADVERB

backward and forward

Synonyms

WEAK

alternating backwards and forwards from pillar to post from side to side in and out seesaw to and fro up and down vacillating

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Messrs. Cornett and Bradway, playing brothers, look enough alike to give one pause at least in the early part of the eight-episode season, and the flashes back and forth are frequent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

You do not have to pass a security check when you pass back and forth between L.A. and Orange County.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Our homes are 20 miles apart, and he still drives back and forth almost daily.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

During his trip to Scotland the couple had been texting back and forth with day-long gaps due to the time difference.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Lloyd was looking back and forth between us, clutching J.W.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

back and forth

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