Doing it by hand
Type Sorry 100 Times
If you actually want to type a hundred sorrys rather than paste them, there are ways to make it take about a minute instead of five. Here are the methods that work on a phone and on a desktop — and an honest note on whether the effort is worth it.
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Quick answer
How long does it take to type sorry 100 times?
Typing it out fully takes about three to four minutes at a normal pace, since each line needs six keystrokes plus a line break. Using copy-and-repeat shortcuts brings that down to under a minute. The fastest honest method is to type it once, then duplicate the line rather than retyping it.
- Manual typing: roughly 3–4 minutes for 100 lines.
- Copy-and-repeat: under a minute.
- Autocorrect replacement: fastest, but only on desktop keyboards.
Or just take this one
100 lines · 599 characters
Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry
If the point was the result rather than the process, this block is already done.
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Methods
Four ways to type it faster
Ordered from most reliable to fastest, with the catch on each.
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Type once, then copy and repeat
Type "sorry", press Enter, select the line, copy, then paste it repeatedly. On a desktop this is the reliable option — about 60 seconds for a hundred lines and no risk of a typo sneaking in.
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Use an autocorrect shortcut
On a desktop, set a text replacement such as "ss" → "sorry" plus a newline. Then typing "ss" repeatedly produces a new line each time. Very fast, but mobile keyboards usually do not support multi-line replacements.
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Type on a keyboard, not a phone
A physical keyboard with a numpad-free layout gives about 60 words per minute. The same hundred lines on a phone keyboard takes two to three times as long because of the autocorrect interruptions.
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Just paste it
The honest fastest method. If the recipient is going to see a hundred identical lines either way, the effort you saved is invisible — and the block still carries the message.
Is typing it by hand actually worth it?
This is the honest answer, and it is not the one a page like this usually gives. Typing a hundred sorrys by hand does not make the apology better. The other person cannot see how long it took. They see a block of text, exactly as they would if you had copied it.
What typing it does give you is a few minutes of thinking about the situation, which has some value — but you can get that by sitting with the message for three minutes before you send it, and you will have spent the time on the actual apology instead of on keystrokes.
So the effort argument is weak. What is stronger is the intent argument: if you would rather hand-type it because pasting feels like cheating, that instinct is worth listening to, but the right response is to put that energy into the sentence that follows the block, not into the block itself.
Typing methods compared
| Method | Time for 100 | Works on phone? | Risk |
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| Typing every line | 3–4 min | Yes | Typos, autocorrect changes |
| Copy and repeat | ≈1 min | Yes | Very low |
| Autocorrect shortcut | ≈40 sec | No | Needs setup, desktop only |
| Paste a generated block | ≈5 sec | Yes | None |
Times assume a desktop keyboard at roughly 60 words per minute for the manual methods, and a phone keyboard for the copy-and-repeat method.
Watch out for autocorrect
Typing the same word a hundred times is exactly the pattern that makes autocorrect intervene. On iOS and Android, "sorry" can start being replaced by capitalised or substituted words after a dozen repetitions. If you are typing by hand, add it to your keyboard’s dictionary first, or turn autocorrect off for the message.
Typing sorry 100 times — questions
About three to four minutes at a normal typing pace, since each line is six characters plus a line break. Using copy-and-repeat brings it under a minute.
The recipient cannot tell the difference, so pasting costs you nothing in effect. Typing it gives you a few minutes to think, but you can get the same benefit by pausing before you send — and spend the time on your actual apology instead.
Add "sorry" to your keyboard dictionary before you start, or disable autocorrect for the session. On a phone, typing in a notes app and pasting the result into the chat is usually the simplest workaround.
Yes. Type the word once, select the line, and paste repeatedly — that is roughly a hundred lines in a minute. A text-replacement shortcut is faster still if your keyboard supports multi-line expansions.
Not measurably. The other person sees the same block either way. What makes an apology land is naming what you did wrong, which is a sentence rather than a count.
Save the typing
The block is already generated if you would rather spend the effort elsewhere.
Related pages
- Write Sorry 100 Times Write sorry 100 times — the full block ready to use, plus the pen-and-paper version for when you want to write it out by hand on paper or in a card.
- Sorry 100 Times Copy and Paste Copy and paste "sorry" 100 times in one tap — plain, with emoji, or numbered. See what 100 actually signals, and how to send it so it lands.
- How to Copy and Paste Sorry 100 Times How to copy and paste sorry 100 times: the copy button, the manual select fallback when a browser blocks the clipboard, and when to download a file instead.
- Sorry 100 Times Text The sorry 100 times text, ready to send. Plain-text block plus the versions formatted for SMS, WhatsApp and email — with the character counts for each.