one after another

English

Alternative forms

• one after the other

Pronunciation

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  (file)

Adverb

one after another (not comparable)

2. (idiomatic) In single file.
4. (idiomatic) Individually, in a particular sequence or chronology.
6. (idiomatic) Unrelentingly.

   Once discipline broke down, problems came one after another.

Synonyms

• (in single file): one by one
• (individually, in sequence or chronology): one at a time

Related terms

• (unrelentingly): one thing after another, if it's not one thing it's another

Translations

in single file

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 紛紛／纷纷 (zh) (fēnfēn), 先後／先后 (zh) (xiānhòu)

• Dutch: de een na de ander
• Esperanto: unu post la alia
• Finnish: yksi toisensa jälkeen
• French: l’un après l’autre (fr)
• German: nacheinander (de)
• Greek: αράδα (el) (aráda)

  Ancient: ἑξῆς (hexês), ἄλλος δι' ἄλλου (állos di' állou)

• Hebrew: בַּזֶּה אֲחַר זֶה (bazé akhár zé)
• Hungarian: egyik a másik után, egymás után, sorban (hu), sorjában (hu)
• Ingrian: peräjalkiä
• Irish: as a chéile
• Italian: uno dopo l'altro
• Japanese: 相次いで (ja) (あいついで, aitsuide), 続々 (ja) (ぞくぞく, zokuzoku), 次々 (ja) (つぎつぎ, tsugitsugi)
• Latin: deinceps
• Polish: jeden po drugim, jeden za drugim (pl)
• Russian: оди́н за други́м (ru) (odín za drugím)
• Telugu: ఒకటొకటిగా (okaṭokaṭigā)

See also

• one another