at a time
idiom
1
: during one particular moment
I can only do one thing at a time.
Please speak one at a time and not all at once.
We carried the boxes two at a time up the stairs.
2
: during one period of time without stopping
She can sit and read for hours at a time.
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This comes at a time when the country faces slowing growth, with India's most recent GDP reading coming in at 5.4% in its second fiscal quarter ending September, missing expectations and marking its lowest level since the last quarter of 2022.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
His mayoral calendar is often marked busy with no further details, sometimes for weeks at a time.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Sala’s liberation marked a major diplomatic and political victory for Meloni, whose recent visit to President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago retreat greatly enhanced her stature internationally at a time when Italy was negotiating Sala’s release.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Editors’ Picks Others, however, argued that interest rates were still high enough to exert downward pressure on economic growth at a time when the labor market, though still strong, was beginning to show cracks.
—Ben Casselman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
His mayoral calendar is often marked busy with no further details, sometimes for weeks at a time.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Sala’s liberation marked a major diplomatic and political victory for Meloni, whose recent visit to President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago retreat greatly enhanced her stature internationally at a time when Italy was negotiating Sala’s release.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Editors’ Picks Others, however, argued that interest rates were still high enough to exert downward pressure on economic growth at a time when the labor market, though still strong, was beginning to show cracks.
—Ben Casselman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“At a time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20time. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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