one after another
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Dates back at least to Old English ān æfter ōþrum, of the same meaning.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Adverb
[edit]one after another (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) In single file.
- (idiomatic) Individually, in a particular sequence or chronology.
- (idiomatic) Unrelentingly.
- Once discipline broke down, problems came one after another.
Synonyms
[edit]- (in single file): one by one
- (individually, in sequence or chronology): one at a time
Related terms
[edit]- (unrelentingly): one thing after another, if it's not one thing it's another
Translations
[edit]in single file
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