one after another
Definition
- 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.
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