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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The Oilers have now beaten high-calibre opponents Tampa Bay, Minnesota and Vegas in succession as part of five straight victories and eight wins in their last nine games. —

Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024 The Vikings aced the hard part of their schedule when the beat the 49ers, Texans and Packers in succession. —

Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 While rebooting won't completely thwart more advanced schemes, many modern cyberattacks involve a sequence of multiple vulnerabilities that need to be exploited in succession. —

Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 17 Sep. 2024 Newcastle are ninth in the Premier League and can rise to sixth with a victory, which would be their third in a row in the top flight and fourth in succession in all competitions. —

Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in succession

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