adverb
in single file (Freq. 2)
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the prisoners came out one by one
• Syn: ↑one by one, ↑one at a time
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one after another one after the other phrase
used for saying that actions are done or things happen with very little time between them
They got married young and had four children one after another.
Thesaurus: one after anothersynonym
Main entry: one
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one after another (or the other)
following one another in quick succession
one after another the buses drew up
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one after another
1 : in a continuing series
The buses kept arriving, one after another.
One person after another walked out of the concert.
2 : each one in a continuing series
One after another of her friends got married and moved away.
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Main Entry: ↑another
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Main Entry: ↑one
Useful english dictionary. 2012.