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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Avoid cutting more than ⅓ off your plant at one time to avoid stressing the plant.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
The space station also has enough docks for up to eight spacecraft to be docked at one time.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The brand, which had been owned at one time by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, was purchased last December by Icon Luxury Group and CP Brands Group in a joint venture partnership.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
The monitoring device used for this study only measured steps, not intensity or how far people walked at one time, says LaMonte.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
The space station also has enough docks for up to eight spacecraft to be docked at one time.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The brand, which had been owned at one time by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, was purchased last December by Icon Luxury Group and CP Brands Group in a joint venture partnership.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
The monitoring device used for this study only measured steps, not intensity or how far people walked at one time, says LaMonte.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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“At one time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20one%20time. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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