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

• successively
• together
• sequentially
• repeatedly

Examples of consecutively in a Sentence

talked of retirement after winning the title four times consecutively

Recent Examples on the Web

Zhang sentenced him to 13 years in prison for the robbery charge and 3 years for the armed criminal action charge, with the sentences to run consecutively. —Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2025

The following day, he was sentenced to two life sentences in prison, which will run consecutively. —Julie Tremaine, People.com, 7 June 2025

Between 1981 and 2012, there were only two parliamentarians, but not consecutively. —Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025

Hardin pled guilty to two counts of rape in 2019 and was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison for each count consecutively. —Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 29 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

consecutive + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above