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.

Examples of at a time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Today’s Instagrammer no longer chooses one representative photo at a time, creating a grid of images just so; instead, users, especially those belonging to Gen Z, are putting up faux-messy but actually carefully selected compendia showcasing the detritus of their lives. —Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024

The engineers were interviewed, one at a time, in a high rise that has been built but not built out—a whole floor behind the speaker, vacant but for pillars. —Karl Vick, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024

And understand, this comes at a time where the people of our country actually need a leader who engages in solutions, who actually addresses the problems at hand. —Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024

Before streaming, acts generally promoted one single at a time on radio, while also working the physical-only marketplace. —Xander Zellner, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2024