in succession

phrase

: following one after the other

The guests arrived in succession.

He won the championship twice in succession.

She listed the names in quick/rapid succession.

Examples of in succession in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The former Phillies reliever retired his old teammates in succession. — Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026

Reaching such a stage would be the third World Cup final in succession for France, after getting their hands on the trophy in 2018 and losing to Argentina last time around. — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 4 July 2026

This forces the lower esophageal sphincter, the valve between the esophagus and the stomach, to open and close rapidly in succession. — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Rhymes for in succession

• decompression
• dispossession
• indiscretion
• intercession
• introgression
• nonaggression
• prepossession
• recompression
• repossession
• retrocession
• retrogression
• supersession