at one time
idiom
: during one period of time in the past
At one time there was only one grocery store in town.
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Years later in 1962, another ocean liner, the SS France, which was at one time the longest passenger ship built, arrived in New York City to the delight of thousands.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
All areas of the space feature giant windows with a view of the race track, which accommodates up to 12 drivers at one time.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
Plaintiffs also say the Riverside coach often used cash from his considerable financial resources—Lorch was a corporate attorney and at one time the CEO of an investment firm that pioneered the leveraged buyout—to silence the players.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 June 2025
This gets especially tricky when dealing with multiple foes at one time.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
All areas of the space feature giant windows with a view of the race track, which accommodates up to 12 drivers at one time.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
Plaintiffs also say the Riverside coach often used cash from his considerable financial resources—Lorch was a corporate attorney and at one time the CEO of an investment firm that pioneered the leveraged buyout—to silence the players.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 June 2025
This gets especially tricky when dealing with multiple foes at one time.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for at one time
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“At one time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20one%20time. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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