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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Where at one time soldiers and sailors made do with fluttering flags or flashes of light to send simple messages, the modern warfighter is part of a global digital network where data rushes about like water out of a firehose and satellites act as a vital link in that network.
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As with liposuction, only a portion of the fat pad can be removed at one time.
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Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Deftones Join a Very Short List Billboard reports Deftones is now just the third act in history to occupy an entire top six at one time.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Where at one time soldiers and sailors made do with fluttering flags or flashes of light to send simple messages, the modern warfighter is part of a global digital network where data rushes about like water out of a firehose and satellites act as a vital link in that network.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
As with liposuction, only a portion of the fat pad can be removed at one time.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 29 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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