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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Taylor Swift Matches Her Personal Best on the Billboard 200
The singer-songwriter claims 11 spots on the Billboard 200 this frame, matching her best showing ever on the list in terms of total number of spots she’s filled at one time.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
That said, results can vary based on factors like how many devices are connected to your Wi-Fi at one time.
—David Brinkerhoff, USA Today, 11 June 2025
At its peak, in the mid-1950s, Seabrook Farms owned or controlled fifty thousand acres in the southwestern corner of the Garden State, employed up to eight thousand people or more at one time, and grew and packed about a third of the nation’s frozen vegetables.
—John Seabrook
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
At the same time, however, Thursday's decision could open the door to large numbers of religious groups, some of them employing tens of thousands of people, fleeing and weakening the unemployment compensation system, which at one time was mandatory in Wisconsin and other states.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 5 June 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
That said, results can vary based on factors like how many devices are connected to your Wi-Fi at one time.
—David Brinkerhoff, USA Today, 11 June 2025
At its peak, in the mid-1950s, Seabrook Farms owned or controlled fifty thousand acres in the southwestern corner of the Garden State, employed up to eight thousand people or more at one time, and grew and packed about a third of the nation’s frozen vegetables.
—John Seabrook
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
At the same time, however, Thursday's decision could open the door to large numbers of religious groups, some of them employing tens of thousands of people, fleeing and weakening the unemployment compensation system, which at one time was mandatory in Wisconsin and other states.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 5 June 2025
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“At one time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20one%20time. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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