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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As with liposuction, only a portion of the fat pad can be removed at one time.
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Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Embracing trend Micro-apartments were at one time a phenomenon limited to the largest, and most costly, coastal cities like San Francisco, Seattle, New York City and Boston.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This is the byproduct of playing so many kids and journeymen at one time.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
The service could carry 400 to 560 passengers at one time and would have an anticipated ridership of just over 24,000.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
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Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Embracing trend Micro-apartments were at one time a phenomenon limited to the largest, and most costly, coastal cities like San Francisco, Seattle, New York City and Boston.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This is the byproduct of playing so many kids and journeymen at one time.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
The service could carry 400 to 560 passengers at one time and would have an anticipated ridership of just over 24,000.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
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“At one time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20one%20time. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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