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

Bridges will be lifted in succession from DuSable Lake Shore Drive to the 18th Street Bridge, CDOT said. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Verbruggen made his 77th Premier League appearance in succession in Saturday’s 1-1 home draw against Leeds. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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

Rhymes for in succession

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