at one time
idiom
: during one period of time in the past
At one time there was only one grocery store in town.
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The group at one time was based in the San Francisco area, living in box trucks on a landlord's property.
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
In the longer term, the future of the IRS program to deepen audits and tax collection from high-income, high-wealth taxpayers—informally termed at one time the IRS Wealth Squad—seems to be in doubt.
—Bruce Brumberg, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Did football culture, which at one time shaved penises into a rookie player’s head as a hazing ritual, need to change?
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
After the January blizzard, which dumped the most snow on Kansas City at one time in several decades, snow plow crews in Kansas City, Kansas, faced complications from the heavy snow and icy conditions on the roads, prompting resident complaints about the removal progress.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
In the longer term, the future of the IRS program to deepen audits and tax collection from high-income, high-wealth taxpayers—informally termed at one time the IRS Wealth Squad—seems to be in doubt.
—Bruce Brumberg, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Did football culture, which at one time shaved penises into a rookie player’s head as a hazing ritual, need to change?
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
After the January blizzard, which dumped the most snow on Kansas City at one time in several decades, snow plow crews in Kansas City, Kansas, faced complications from the heavy snow and icy conditions on the roads, prompting resident complaints about the removal progress.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
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“At one time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20one%20time. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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