one after another
idiom
1
: in a continuing series
The buses kept arriving, one after another.
One person after another walked out of the concert.
2
: each one in a continuing series
One after another of her friends got married and moved away.
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Soon after, they are assailed by terrible things one after another.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Bond describes how one after another the team opened up, people’s perceptions changed and commitments were elevated.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
When the consistency of the soap mixture downstairs is ready — usually after a week of boiling on and off — porters carry it up the stairs in metal buckets, one after another, spreading it on the floor to harden.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
Sara rushes out to Trailer D, where workers sit one after another in front of screens, their faces bathed in blue.
—Laila Lalami, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Bond describes how one after another the team opened up, people’s perceptions changed and commitments were elevated.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
When the consistency of the soap mixture downstairs is ready — usually after a week of boiling on and off — porters carry it up the stairs in metal buckets, one after another, spreading it on the floor to harden.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
Sara rushes out to Trailer D, where workers sit one after another in front of screens, their faces bathed in blue.
—Laila Lalami, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for one after another
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“One after another.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20after%20another. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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