and so on

phrase

ən-ˈsō-ˌȯn 

-ˌän

: and so forth

Examples of and so on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Royal Caribbean heralds this ship for setting a new standard across the cruise industry for its water and waste management programs—93% of fresh water is produced on board via reverse osmosis, crew members sort trash for recycling, and so on. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

One innovation might mean very different things to patients, healthcare providers, lab technicians, insurance payers and so on. — Jill Collins, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

The state pension cost an estimated £146 billion in 2025-26; and another £31 billion or so went on pension credit, housing benefit for pensioners, the winter fuel allowance, and so on. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026

Hundreds of billions of dollars have been poured into the buildout, and not just into AI labs and models, but data centers, semiconductor chips, and so on. — Yerbol Orynbayev, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for and so on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon
• epsilon