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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Either way, there are two (and sometimes three) eclipses in succession.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The Padres’ six-run fifth inning was helped along by, in succession, bunt singles by Freddy Fermin and Tatis and a sacrifice bunt by Luis Arraez.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
In the eighth with the bases loaded, Jarren Duran, Trevor Story and Masataka Yoshida struck out in succession.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Those two plays alone, in succession, were as good as the Rapids have looked in transition all year.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The Padres’ six-run fifth inning was helped along by, in succession, bunt singles by Freddy Fermin and Tatis and a sacrifice bunt by Luis Arraez.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
In the eighth with the bases loaded, Jarren Duran, Trevor Story and Masataka Yoshida struck out in succession.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Those two plays alone, in succession, were as good as the Rapids have looked in transition all year.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
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“In succession.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20succession. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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