consecutively

adverb

con·​sec·​u·​tive·​ly kən-ˈse-kyə-tiv-lē 

-kə-tiv-

: in a consecutive manner : with each following the other without interruption : with consecutive numbers or in consecutive occurrences

The prints are signed by the artist and numbered consecutively.

The team won the title three times consecutively.

… these horses have wowed audiences across Canada in nearly 100 consecutively sold-out shows …

—Delfin Vigil

Synonyms

• back-to-back
• hand running [dialect]
• running
• sequentially
• seriatim
• successionally
• successively
• together

Examples of consecutively in a Sentence

talked of retirement after winning the title four times consecutively

Recent Examples on the Web

Worthing suffered a rare 2-1 home defeat against Farnborough that night but have won five consecutively since to take a four-point lead at the top of the table with a game in hand. —Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025

Both sentences will be served consecutively for a total of 60 years in prison. —Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025

His 150-month sentence for each count is to be served consecutively, the Department of Justice said in a release. —Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025

But historically, the opponent hasn’t mattered much when UConn is playing for a championship: The Huskies have won 12 consecutive conference tournaments — seven in the American Athletic Conference from 2014-20, and the last four consecutively since rejoining the Big East in 2020-21. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

consecutive + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above