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

Three national championship trophies lined the dais here in Chicago, won in succession by Ohio State, Michigan and Indiana, a should-be, would-be end to the conference domination conversation. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

For instance, multiple events can occur simultaneously or in succession, leading to compounding or cascading effects, such as drought that worsens wildfire risk. — Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

Manchester City are likely to top the list of distributions to clubs under FIFA’s Club Benefits Programme (CBP) for the third World Cup in succession, calculations from The Athletic have found. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Also, advised Coleman, try to choose plants that bloom in succession. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026

Rhymes for in succession

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