one after another

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one after another

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Dates back at least to Old English ān æfter ōþrum, of the same meaning.

adverb one after the other

  1. idiomatic, not comparable In single file.

    Similar: one by one

  2. idiomatic, not comparable Individually, in a particular sequence or chronology.

    Similar: one at a time

  3. idiomatic, not comparable Unrelentingly. Once discipline broke down, problems came one after another.

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adv in single file

Españoluno detrás de otro, uno después del otro, una detrás de otra, uno tras otro
日本語相次いで aitsuide, 続々 zokuzoku, 次々 tsugitsugi
中文紛紛 /纷纷 fēnfēn, 先後 /先后 xiānhòu
Françaisl'un après l'autre
Deutschnacheinander
Italianouno dopo l'altro
Ελληνικάαράδα aráda
Русскийоди́н за други́м odín za drugím
עבריתבַּזֶּה אֲחַר זֶה bazé akhár zé

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"one after another." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/one%20after%20another. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"one after another." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/one%20after%20another.

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@misc{one_after_another_2026,
  title = {one after another},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/one%20after%20another},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}