Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with cycle in American Collocation
cycle
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
continuous or repeated
Learning and teaching is a continuous cycle.
taking a year, week etc
A yearly cycle is completed between one Christmas and another.
normal
Any scientist will tell you that the weather is just going through a normal cycle.
complete
The work will cover the complete software development cycle from user requirements to implementation and testing.
where one bad thing leads to another
Recent research indicates that contact lens wear and dry eyes can be a vicious cycle.
where one good thing leads to another
There is a virtuous cycle of improvement built on high demand.
economic
In the previous economic cycle, interest rates remained in double figures for over four years.
for creating a baby or living a life
Orang-utans have the slowest reproductive cycle of all the great apes with an average of eight years between births.
complete a cycle
The time it takes a flea to complete this life cycle is extremely variable.
repeat or continue a cycle
Repeat the cycle as often as you need to.
start a cycle
These recommendations will set the conditions for fast, successful projects and initiate a cycle of ongoing improvement.
break a cycle
We need to break the cycle of poor skills and poverty which many families encounter.
bad things
Together we can break the cycle of deprivation.
change
Some people felt it was the start of the next big cycle of fashion change.