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one after another ThesaurusAdv. | 1.one after another - in single file; "the prisoners came out one by one"one at a time, one by one |
one after another
one after anotherConsecutively and in quick succession, with one person or thing rapidly following another in order (and usually indicating a large amount altogether). (Often formulated as "one (noun) after another.") The children walked silently, one after another, into the schoolhouse to begin their lesson. When I was cooped up in the house after my surgery, I started reading one book after another.See also: after, another, oneone thing or person after anothera series of things or people that seems without limit. It's just one problem after another. One customer after another has been buying shoes today!See also: after, another, one, person, thingˌone after aˈnother/the ˈother first one person or thing, and then another, and then another, up to any number or amount: The bills kept coming in, one after another.See also: after, another, one, otherEncyclopediaSeeoneone after another Related to one after another: one after the otherSynonyms for one after anotheradv in single fileSynonyms |