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Idiom one after the other first one person or thing and then another, followed by more.The cornfields stretched for many miles, one after the other. Usage notes: often used with a noun immediately after one: She ate one chocolate after the other until the box was empty.The teacher questioned us, one after another.
one after anotherConsecutively 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. ˌone after aˈnother/the ˈother first one person or thing, and then another, and then another, up to any number or amount: The bills kept coming in, one after another. |