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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“One after another.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20after%20another. Accessed 26 Jan. 2023.

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