in succession
idiom
: 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.
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To avoid this, consider planting fast-growing crops in succession.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2025
They can also be swapped on the fly mid-transformation, strung together in succession for more complex sections of platforming and combat.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
With strong enough turning inputs, the rear wheels took turns splaying out on the Y axis, lined up more in succession with the front wheel than triangulated with it.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Carl Rushworth has more or less given up on trying to break through after loans for four seasons in succession and six years in total at the club without making a first-team appearance.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2025
They can also be swapped on the fly mid-transformation, strung together in succession for more complex sections of platforming and combat.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
With strong enough turning inputs, the rear wheels took turns splaying out on the Y axis, lined up more in succession with the front wheel than triangulated with it.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Carl Rushworth has more or less given up on trying to break through after loans for four seasons in succession and six years in total at the club without making a first-team appearance.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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“In succession.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20succession. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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