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Common collocations with cycle in American Collocation

cycle noun countable

US /ˈsaɪk(ə)l/

continuous or repeated

continual
continuous
endless
never-ending
repeated

Learning and teaching is a continuous cycle.

taking a year, week etc

annual
monthly
seasonal
weekly
yearly

A yearly cycle is completed between one Christmas and another.

normal

natural
normal

Any scientist will tell you that the weather is just going through a normal cycle.

complete

complete
entire
full
whole

The work will cover the complete software development cycle from user requirements to implementation and testing.

where one bad thing leads to another

vicious

Recent research indicates that contact lens wear and dry eyes can be a vicious cycle.

where one good thing leads to another

virtuous

There is a virtuous cycle of improvement built on high demand.

economic

business
economic

In the previous economic cycle, interest rates remained in double figures for over four years.

for creating a baby or living a life

breeding
life
reproductive

Orang-utans have the slowest reproductive cycle of all the great apes with an average of eight years between births.

complete a cycle

complete
do
follow
go through

The time it takes a flea to complete this life cycle is extremely variable.

repeat or continue a cycle

continue
perpetuate
repeat

Repeat the cycle as often as you need to.

start a cycle

initiate
start

These recommendations will set the conditions for fast, successful projects and initiate a cycle of ongoing improvement.

break a cycle

break
disrupt
end
interrupt
reverse
stop

We need to break the cycle of poor skills and poverty which many families encounter.

bad things

addiction
dependency
deprivation
disadvantage
homelessness
poverty
underachievement
violence

Together we can break the cycle of deprivation.

change

change
development
growth

Some people felt it was the start of the next big cycle of fashion change.