[API reference](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference) › [@evolu/common](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common) › [Schedule](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/Schedule) › always

```ts
function always<A>(value: A): Schedule<A>;
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/Schedule.ts:694](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/037c390af081e9944d616ff298a729515c5c5ab7/packages/common/src/Schedule.ts#L694)

A schedule that always outputs a constant value.

Never stops — combine with [take](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/Schedule/functions/take) or [maxElapsed](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/Schedule/functions/maxElapsed) to limit.

### Adding constant output

```ts
import {
  assertOk,
  always,
  exponential,
  intersectSchedules,
  testCreateDeps,
} from "@evolu/common";

// Always emit the same label.
const labeled = always("retry");
assertOk(labeled(testCreateDeps())(undefined), ["retry", 0]);

// Add a label while preserving exponential timing.
const withLabel = intersectSchedules(exponential("100ms"), always("backoff"));
assertOk(withLabel(testCreateDeps())(undefined), [[100, "backoff"], 100]);
```