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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Carl Rushworth has more or less given up on trying to break through after loans for four seasons in succession and six years in total at the club without making a first-team appearance.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Beginning about 12 to 15 inches above ground, tie off the twine on a corner post and then run it to each post in succession, looping around the post and moving on.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2025
Abrams, Wood, Garcia, Lowe and Bell would single in succession with one out in the sixth to make it 6-0.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
Rushworth was on the bench for 12 Premier League matches in succession from January as cover for Verbruggen during Steele’s recovery from shoulder surgery.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Beginning about 12 to 15 inches above ground, tie off the twine on a corner post and then run it to each post in succession, looping around the post and moving on.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2025
Abrams, Wood, Garcia, Lowe and Bell would single in succession with one out in the sixth to make it 6-0.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
Rushworth was on the bench for 12 Premier League matches in succession from January as cover for Verbruggen during Steele’s recovery from shoulder surgery.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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“In succession.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20succession. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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