consecutively
One after another
Consecutively means one after another in unbroken sequence, with no gaps or interruptions between items.
Prison sentences served consecutively run back-to-back rather than at the same time: He received two five-year terms to be served consecutively.
The word emphasizes continuous succession: She won the championship three years consecutively.
Following in order
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- streakUnbroken series
- runMove swiftly on foot
- stringSlender fiber or character sequence
chain · progression · row · order · line · train · back-to-back · straight
Without pause or interruption
- nonstopWithout pause or break
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
- sustainedKept up continuously
- ongoingIn progress now
persistent · relentless · steady · constant · unceasing · end-to-end · marathon · extended
succession
Following in order
string · chain · progression · row · order · line · train · back-to-back · straight · running
continuously
Without pause or interruption
ongoing · persistent · relentless · steady · constant · unceasing · end-to-end · marathon · extended · prolonged
- sequence wordsfirst, second, third, next, fourth
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
consecutivelyintermittently
At irregular intervals
sporadically · discontinuously · irregularly · erratically · on and off
consecutivelyrandomly
Without deliberate selection
out of order · alternately · haphazardly · chaotically · unsystematically
consecutivelysimultaneously
At the same instant
concurrently · at the same time · in parallel · synchronously · at once
- consecutive sentencesSequential prison terms
- consecutive numbersIntegers differing by one
- consecutive weeksWeeks without interruption between