at one time
idiom
: during one period of time in the past
At one time there was only one grocery store in town.
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Additionally, many stores have implemented purchasing limits, restricting the number of cartons that customers can buy at one time.
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Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Best Things to Do Georgetown was founded in 1792 and came to prominence through the production of indigo and rice, at one time for half of the nation’s rice production.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2025
The group at one time was based in the San Francisco area, living in box trucks on a landlord's property.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
In the longer term, the future of the IRS program to deepen audits and tax collection from high-income, high-wealth taxpayers—informally termed at one time the IRS Wealth Squad—seems to be in doubt.
—Bruce Brumberg, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Best Things to Do Georgetown was founded in 1792 and came to prominence through the production of indigo and rice, at one time for half of the nation’s rice production.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2025
The group at one time was based in the San Francisco area, living in box trucks on a landlord's property.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
In the longer term, the future of the IRS program to deepen audits and tax collection from high-income, high-wealth taxpayers—informally termed at one time the IRS Wealth Squad—seems to be in doubt.
—Bruce Brumberg, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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“At one time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20one%20time. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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