at a time

idiom

: 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.

: 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 Jennifer Austin is leaving her mark on Hollywood, one outfit at a time. —

Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 1 July 2024 After placing the multicam clip in your timeline, choosing Open in Angle Editor displays a grid previewing each angle—up to 4-by-4 tiles for 16 total angles at a time. —

PCMAG, 30 June 2024 Located in rural Massachusetts, the market unfurls each year across miles of empty fields for six days at a time in May, July and September. —

Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 29 June 2024 Finding out where a gun came from is like moving backwards one link at a time. —

Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for at a time

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