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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The idea is to offer Ford vehicles at prices previously only available to employees at a time when Americans are panicking over the new car market due to tariffs and potential price increases.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 8 May 2025
War would also hit Pakistan’s economy at a time when it is seen to be improving after years of crisis.
—Ayesha Jalal, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
The series is a delicate act of luring normies into a love of computer RPG mechanics one branching quest line and dialogue tree at a time, and Oblivion is the sweet spot between the much more strenuous Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and the perhaps too streamlined Skyrim.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 May 2025
Learners compete to become the 10th Dragon Keeper: unlocking wisdom, idioms, and cultural confidence, one scroll at a time.
—Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 8 May 2025
War would also hit Pakistan’s economy at a time when it is seen to be improving after years of crisis.
—Ayesha Jalal, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
The series is a delicate act of luring normies into a love of computer RPG mechanics one branching quest line and dialogue tree at a time, and Oblivion is the sweet spot between the much more strenuous Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and the perhaps too streamlined Skyrim.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 May 2025
Learners compete to become the 10th Dragon Keeper: unlocking wisdom, idioms, and cultural confidence, one scroll at a time.
—Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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“At a time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20time. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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