one right after the other

idiom

: very close together in time

The storms came one right after the other.

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The Moon in go-getter Aries is making not one, not two, but four supportive sextiles — one right after the other. —

Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2024 This step alone demands many additional Starship flights, one right after the other, to supply the spacecraft with fuel. —

Michael Greshko, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2024 Sometimes, entire bottles are poured down drains, one right after the other, and create a sort of artistic appearance before they get scrubbed and flushed or rinsed away. —

Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2023 Three other new hits start inside the top 20 on the World Digital Song Sales chart, with each one coming one right after the other. —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 20 May 2021 See all Example Sentences for one right after the other

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