A monitoring method and an apparatus are provided. The method includes transmitting, by a terminal device, first information based on a first repetition number, where the first repetition number is less than or equal to a second repetition number, and the second repetition number is a maximum repeat transmission number of the first information. The method also includes determining, by the terminal device, a scheduling end moment of the first information based on the second repetition number, where the scheduling end moment of the first information is a transmission end moment of the first information when the first information is transmitted based on the second repetition number. The method further includes starting or restarting, by the terminal device, a timer at the scheduling end moment of the first information, and monitoring a PDCCH search space before the timer expires or stops.