at one time

idiom

: during one period of time in the past

At one time there was only one grocery store in town.

Examples of at one time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Come on down to where your arena’s at one time, if WWE’s ever in the building. —Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025

The Giants, who were also interested in Rodgers at one time, signed both Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston. —Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025

In general, each pack of skateboard wheels will include four wheels, since that’s how many go on the board at one time. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025

According to a paper published on April 18 in Nature, ancient geologic samples indicate the Red Planet at one time featured a carbon cycle—an atmospheric condition that’s necessary for sustaining liquid water on the Martian surface. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for at one time

• aforetime
• allozyme
• anytime
• christmastime
• cybercrime
• dinnertime
• guggenheim
• isozyme
• lysozyme
• maritime
• mesenchyme
• overtime