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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Don't Prune Too Much at Once Never prune more than 20% to 30% of the jade plant’s branches at one time.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
As for which of Sling’s plans is right for you, Sling Orange offers more than 30 channels, as well as the ability to stream on up to one devices at one time; and Sling Blue offers more than 40 channels, as well as the ability to stream on up to three devices at one time.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Nov. 2025
Industry chatter suggests the label may fold into another Sony Music imprint like RCA (which, at one time, housed Jive, J, and Arista).
—Shirley Halperin, VIBE.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Levin said that federal officials told them that the most people detained at the basement facility at one time this year was 68, and that the facility’s capacity is 122 people.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
As for which of Sling’s plans is right for you, Sling Orange offers more than 30 channels, as well as the ability to stream on up to one devices at one time; and Sling Blue offers more than 40 channels, as well as the ability to stream on up to three devices at one time.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Nov. 2025
Industry chatter suggests the label may fold into another Sony Music imprint like RCA (which, at one time, housed Jive, J, and Arista).
—Shirley Halperin, VIBE.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Levin said that federal officials told them that the most people detained at the basement facility at one time this year was 68, and that the facility’s capacity is 122 people.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 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 Dec. 2025.
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