Technology

on a loop

playing repeatedly

If something is on a loop, it plays repeatedly without stopping.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Why do you know the advert so well?

It's been on a loop all evening.

Play the conversation

My little brother has that cartoon on a loop every Saturday morning.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The song is at a loop.

Say: The song is on a loop.

Use the fixed preposition “on,” not “at,” for repeated playback.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be on a loop; play something on a loop

Your turn: say it out loud

My little brother has that cartoon on a loop every Saturday morning.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

on a loop

playing repeatedly

“My little brother has that cartoon on a loop every Saturday morning.”

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