consecutively

adverb

con·​sec·​u·​tive·​ly kən-ˈse-kyə-tiv-lē 

-kə-tiv-

: in a consecutive manner : with each following the other without interruption : with consecutive numbers or in consecutive occurrences

The prints are signed by the artist and numbered consecutively.

The team won the title three times consecutively.

… these horses have wowed audiences across Canada in nearly 100 consecutively sold-out shows …

—Delfin Vigil

Synonyms

• back-to-back
• hand running [dialect]
• running
• sequentially
• seriatim
• successionally
• successively
• together

Examples of consecutively in a Sentence

talked of retirement after winning the title four times consecutively

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition, Soliman is charged with two counts of use of an incendiary device, which could add up to 48 years if served consecutively. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025

Sales have grown for the last three years consecutively, and StockX expects that this year’s numbers will outpace that of 2024. —Riley Jones, Footwear News, 1 June 2025

Hardin pleaded guilty to two counts of rape in 2019 and was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison for each count consecutively, according to the plea agreement. —James Powel, USA Today, 29 May 2025

The fifth charge, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, carries a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and must be served consecutively to any other sentence. —Ella Lee, The Hill, 24 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

consecutive + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above