in succession

idiom

: following one after the other

The guests arrived in succession.

He won the championship twice in succession.

She listed the names in quick/rapid succession.

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Hot 100 for a whopping 22 weeks, with 21 of those weeks in succession from the chart dated April 19 to September 6, 2023. —

Billboard Japan, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024 The 2020 presidential race was the third in succession in which CNN was off target in its final poll before Election Day. —

W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024 The Lions got off to a slow start, but that came to an end in the second quarter when the Lions scored three touchdowns in succession. —

Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Jacqueline adds that a pot of bulbs will be most striking when planted in different layers, which will flower in succession. —

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