What is "time after time"

adv. (context idiomatic English) Again and again; repeatedly; every time; always

Time After Time may refer to:

Time After Time is a 1979 American Metrocolor science fiction film starring Malcolm McDowell, David Warner and Mary Steenburgen filmed in Panavision. It was the directing debut of screenwriter Nicholas Meyer, whose screenplay is based largely on the uncredited novel of the same name by Karl Alexander (which was unfinished during the time the film was made) and a story by the latter and Steve Hayes.

The film concerns British author H. G. Wells and his fictional use of a time machine to pursue Jack the Ripper into the 20th century.

Time After Time is the second studio album (fifth overall) by American singer Eva Cassidy, released in 2000, four years after her death in 1996.

"Time After Time" is a jazz standard with lyrics written by Sammy Cahn and music by Jule Styne in 1946.

First recording: November 19, 1946 for Musicraft, Sarah Vaughan with Teddy Wilson Quartet (Teddy Wilson - piano, Charlie Ventura - tenor saxophone, Remo Palmieri - guitar, Billy Taylor -bass).

It was introduced by Frank Sinatra (and subsequently by Kathryn Grayson) in the film It Happened in Brooklyn.

"Time After Time" is a song by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper. It was recorded by Lauper for her debut studio album, She's So Unusual (1983), with Rob Hyman (co-writer and founding member of the rock band The Hooters) contributing backing vocals. The track was produced by Rick Chertoff and released as a single on January 27, 1984. It was the second single to be released from the album and became Lauper's first #1 hit in the U.S. The song was written in the album's final stages, after "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", "She Bop" and "All Through the Night" had been written. The writing began with the title, which Lauper had seen in TV Guide magazine, referring to the 1979 science fiction film Time After Time.

"Time After Time" is composed of simple keyboard-synth chords, bright, jangly guitars, clock-ticking percussion, and elastic bassline, and lyrically is a love song of devotion. Most music critics gave the song positive reviews, with most commending the song for being a solid and memorable love song, as well as considering the track Lauper's best song. The song has been selected as one of the Best Love Songs of All Time by many media outlets, including Rolling Stone, Nerve, MTV and many others. "Time After Time" was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 1985 edition. The song was a success on the charts, becoming her first number-one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remaining there for two weeks. Worldwide, the song is her most commercially successful single, after " Girls Just Want to Have Fun", and reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and number six on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song is also known for its numerous covers by a wide range of artists, including Miles Davis, who recorded an instrumental version for his 1985 album, You're Under Arrest, and Eva Cassidy, whose cover of the song appears on her posthumous album of the same name. R&B singer Lil Mo also covered the song for her 2001 debut album Based on a True Story. An acoustic version was sung by Lauper with Sarah McLachlan on her 2005 album, The Body Acoustic. Lauper has performed the song live with Patti LaBelle twice in 1985 and 2004 and with Sarah McLachlan at the American Music Awards of 2005, as well as with rapper Lil' Kim in 2009. The song has been featured numerous times in popular culture including the films Napoleon Dynamite, View From the Top, Strictly Ballroom, Up In the Air, John Tucker Must Die, Prom Night, Clockstoppers, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Sunny, Paranoia, Good Deeds, Nebraska, Irresistible, This Is Where I Leave You, Brown Sugar, and Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion as well as the television shows Cold Case, Stars in Their Eyes, Smallville, Veronica Mars, The Simpsons, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Ugly Betty, EastEnders, Accused, Parks and Recreation, Atop the Fourth Wall, Psych, Defiance, Grey's Anatomy, Glee and My Name is Earl.

Time After Time is a 1979 science fiction novel by Karl Alexander. Its plot speculates what might have happened if H. G. Wells had built a real time machine to travel to the 1970s in search of Jack the Ripper.

The novel was adapted to film the same year, under the same title, by Alexander's friend Nicholas Meyer who had optioned the story after reading the early pages. Meyer wrote his screenplay as Alexander finished the novel and the two freely shared ideas for their respective iterations.

Time After Time is a novel by Allen Appel, first published in 1985 by Carroll & Graf. It launched the Alex Balfour series of time travel novels, which the author usually refers to as the "Pastmaster" series.

"Time After Time" is the first episode of the third season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Ed Bianchi. It originally aired on September 19, 2004.

Time After Time is a 1992 compilation album by Crumbächer.

Time After Time is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer/songwriter Jake Mathews. It was released on June 8, 2004 by Open Road Recordings.

"Time After Time" is a single from the rock band Elliot Minor. It combines traditional pop rock with classical instruments such as the piano. It is Elliot Minor's fifth overall single and comes from their self-titled debut album. The song debuted at 47 on the UK Charts on 5 July, 2008. It dropped out of the top 100 the week after.

The music was written by Alex Davies, and the lyrics by Alex and Ed Minton. The song was written during the time that the band was trying to get signed. They sent out hundreds of demos and heard nothing back, and the song was born out of their feelings of frustration and being trapped doing the same thing over and over again.

Time After Time is the debut album released on Quality Records by freestyle singer Timmy T on June 20, 1990, by Quality Records label. It peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Six singles were released from the album. " One More Try", the most successful single, reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. " Over and Over", "Time After Time", and " What Will I Do" also cracked the Hot 100.

Time After Time is a 1986 album by Oscar Peterson.

is Mai Kuraki's 15th single, released on March 5, 2003. The single carries the theme song for Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital.

Time After Time is a 1986 British-Australian television comedy film that was broadcast as episode 3 of the second series of BBC's Screen Two. It was directed by Bill Hays and adapted from the Molly Keane novel by Andrew Davies. It features John Gielgud, Googie Withers, Helen Cherry, Ursula Howells, and Trevor Howard.

Time After Time is the twenty-first studio album by Etta James, released in 1995. The album reached a peak position of number five on Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.

"Time After Time" is a song by British singer-songwriter and producer Angel. It was first released in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2012 as the third single from his debut studio album About Time (2013). The song has peaked to number 41 on the UK Singles Chart and number 4 on the UK R&B Chart.

Time After Time is an upcoming American drama television series set to be broadcast on ABC in 2016. The series by Kevin Williamson is based on the book and the film of the same name and has been commissioned on May 12, 2016.