one after another

Thân thiện

The children line up one after another at the water fountain.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a consecutive sequence; singly and in succession: This phrase indicates that events, actions, or items follow each other in a direct, sequential order without interruption or overlap.

Usage

• The phrase one after another is used to describe a series where each element follows the previous one immediately or in quick succession.
• It emphasizes the sequential nature of the events or items, often implying a continuous or rapid series.
• It is commonly used in both spoken and written English.

Examples

• Adverb:
  • The students entered the classroom one after another.
  • She solved the problems one after another until they were all finished.
  • The dominoes fell one after another in a chain reaction.

Advanced Usage

• "to come one after another": To arrive or occur in a continuous, sequential stream.
  • The challenges kept coming one after another, testing their resolve.
• The phrase can be used to describe a repetitive or relentless series of similar events.
  • The team suffered defeats one after another throughout the season.

Variants and Related Words

• One by one: A near-identical synonym, also meaning singly in succession. (e.g., )
• In succession: Happening one after the other without interruption.
• Consecutively: In a way that follows one after another in unbroken or logical order.

Synonyms

• Sequentially: In a sequence or ordered series.
• Successively: Following one another in order.
• In turn: One following another in a specified order.

Related Phrases

• Back-to-back: Occurring immediately one after the other (often for events).
  • She had three meetings scheduled back-to-back.
• In a row: Consecutively, without a break (often for instances or times).
  • It rained for five days in a row.

Notes

• The phrase one after another functions as an adverbial phrase modifying verbs to describe the manner of an action.
• It is often interchangeable with one by one, though one after another can sometimes place slightly more emphasis on the continuous, unbroken nature of the sequence.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in single file
   • the prisoners came out one by one

Từ đồng nghĩa

• one by one
• one at a time