one after another

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one after another

Consecutively and in quick succession, with one person or thing rapidly following another in order (and usually indicating a large amount altogether). (Often formulated as "one (noun) after another.") The children walked silently, one after another, into the schoolhouse to begin their lesson. When I was cooped up in the house after my surgery, I started reading one book after another.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Klaudia	KLOWT-yah (Polish)	Polish, Slovak
Julien	zhoo-lee-AWN	French
Sebastian	ze-BAHS-tee-ahn (German), sə-BAS-chən (English), se-BAHS-tyahn (Polish), SE-bahs-tee-ahn (Finnish)	German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Finnish, Romanian
Macsen	-	Welsh
Fionn	FIN, FYOON	Irish, Irish Mythology
Jule	[dʒu:l]