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

Adam Jones hit Collin McHugh’s first pitch into the seats in left field and Hyun Soo Kim singled before Manny Machado, Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo homered in succession. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Port-intensive itineraries can require several early mornings in succession, so there is little sense sacrificing sleep for every arrival. — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Hurzeler finds himself in familiar territory, trying to compensate for the loss of his top striker to Chelsea for a second season in succession, following the sale of Brazilian Joao Pedro for £60million in July last year. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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

Rhymes for in succession

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