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

Example Sentences

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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

My son spends the most money on train tickets to travel back and forth to school.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The driverless trucks perform best when they shuttle back and forth in repetitive trips—for instance, a 14-mile trip between a Gatorade bottling plant and storage facility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“The only ‘interference’ is the normal back and forth between editor and correspondent that happens in every newsroom.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The pixies squeaked and flitted back and forth between me and the wheel.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

back and forth

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