at a time
idiom
1
: during one particular moment
I can only do one thing at a time.
Please speak one at a time and not all at once.
We carried the boxes two at a time up the stairs.
2
: during one period of time without stopping
She can sit and read for hours at a time.
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The event was planned to hold roughly 400 people at a time while organizers expected roughly 1,000 people to attend throughout the day.
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JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Add pasta and remaining 2 tablespoon butter; cook, stirring and shaking skillet constantly, until a creamy sauce forms that coats the pasta, about 3 minutes, adding more reserved pasta water, 1/4 cup at a time, as needed.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Traditionally a safe haven, gold’s outperformance at a time when stocks are also at all-time highs has some traders nervous other forces are at play.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
So far, while Postecoglou’s tactics demand more from him, Milenkovic has still looked relatively comfortable, even at a time when Murillo has been sidelined with injury.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Add pasta and remaining 2 tablespoon butter; cook, stirring and shaking skillet constantly, until a creamy sauce forms that coats the pasta, about 3 minutes, adding more reserved pasta water, 1/4 cup at a time, as needed.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Traditionally a safe haven, gold’s outperformance at a time when stocks are also at all-time highs has some traders nervous other forces are at play.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
So far, while Postecoglou’s tactics demand more from him, Milenkovic has still looked relatively comfortable, even at a time when Murillo has been sidelined with injury.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“At a time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20time. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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