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one after the other

one after the other is the alternative form of one after another.

Meaning of one after another

Adverb

one after another (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) In single file.
    Synonyms:
    one by one
  2. (idiomatic) Individually, in a particular sequence or chronology.
    Synonyms:
    one at a time
  3. (idiomatic) Unrelentingly.
    • Once discipline broke down, problems came one after another.

Questions about one after the other

What is one after the other the alternative form of?
One after the other is the alternative form of one after another.

Words near one after the other in the dictionary

  1. ondulatory
  2. ondy
  3. ondé
  4. one
  5. one after another
  6. one after the other
  7. one age with
  8. one and a half
  9. one and a half syndrome
  10. one and a halves
  11. one and all

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Adapted from Wiktionary: one after the other (page history and authors); one after another (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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