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

Garnett was sentenced to an additional 19 years and six months in prison to be served consecutively with his existing 15-year term. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025

He was handed a life sentence plus 26 years to be served consecutively. —Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025

He was sentenced to nine months in prison for the charges stemming from the attack downtown a day later, which Dozier ruled must be served consecutively. —Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2025

District Judge Steven Hippler ordered the sentences to be served consecutively. —Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

consecutive + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above