at a time
idiom
1
: during one particular moment
I can only do one thing at a time.
Please speak one at a time and not all at once.
We carried the boxes two at a time up the stairs.
2
: during one period of time without stopping
She can sit and read for hours at a time.
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Penryn and Placer Hills usually have two firefighters on duty at a time, Newcastle has four, D’Ambrogi said.
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The measure’s being rolled out at a time shootings in the city are trending downward.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
The United Nations' World Food Programme has warned that a third of Gaza's population isn't eating for days at a time.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The company also intends to help athletes find agents, at a time when high school and college students are increasingly leaning on representation to grow their personal brands.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The measure’s being rolled out at a time shootings in the city are trending downward.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
The United Nations' World Food Programme has warned that a third of Gaza's population isn't eating for days at a time.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The company also intends to help athletes find agents, at a time when high school and college students are increasingly leaning on representation to grow their personal brands.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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“At a time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20time. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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