in/at one go

idiom

chiefly British
: in one attempt : without stopping
He managed to finish the work in/at one go.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As the company points out in a blog post, that’s enough to process the entirety of The Great Gatsby in one go. James Vincent, The Verge, 12 May 2023 Grill six steaks or 30 hot dogs, air fry up to three pounds of wings, or bar-b-que a 9-pound brisket in one go. Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 11 May 2023 The laser vaporizes and ionizes samples in one go, with pulses of light lasting under two nanoseconds—too quick for perchlorate reactions to occur. Carmen Drahl, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2023 Best Presidents’ Day Upright Vacuum Deals The tried and true classics, upright vacuums have powerful suction and can clean the whole house in one go without having to recharge. Gabriela Izquierdo, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2023 Season 5, which will be released in one go on Netflix on Nov. 9, will take viewers through the late 1980s and early 1990s, during one of the royal family’s most difficult decades. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2022 And buying a year’s worth of beef, pork or poultry in one go often involves hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars. Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2022 This cleanser was effective at removing SPF, foundation, eyeshadow, and mascara (non-waterproof) in one go. Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023 There’s an example in the book of something like this that happened in Saudi Arabia, where rebels attacked a processing facility and stopped half the country’s oil production in one go. Katie Rife, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2023 See More

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“In/at one go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%2Fat%20one%20go. Accessed 28 May. 2023.

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