in turn
Each following each
In turn means following in sequence or order: Each guest spoke in turn.
It also indicates reciprocal action—something happening as a consequence or response: She helped him, and he in turn helped her.
The phrase suggests orderly progression or mutual exchange, whether literal (taking turns) or causal (one thing leading to another).
Following in order
- consecutivelyIn unbroken sequence
- one by oneIn succession, separately
- one after anotherIn unbroken sequence
- sequentiallyIn ordered succession
alternately · round-robin · serially · progressively · step by step · following · subsequently · one at a time
In similar manner
- reciprocallyIn mutual exchange
- mutuallyIn shared fashion
- correspondinglyIn a matching way
- as a resultIndicating causal outcome
consequently · accordingly · by the same token · quid pro quo · tit for tat · back and forth · give and take
Turning around a center
- rotatingTurning on an axis
- cyclingRiding on two wheels
- wheelingMoving things on rollers
- spinningRevolving around an axis
pivoting · circulating · going around · passing around · handing off · relay · carousel · round
succession
Following in order
- consecutivelyIn unbroken sequence
- one by oneIn succession, separately
- one after anotherIn unbroken sequence
sequentially · alternately · round-robin · serially · progressively · step by step · following · subsequently · one at a time
likewise
In similar manner
- reciprocallyIn mutual exchange
- mutuallyIn shared fashion
- correspondinglyIn a matching way
as a result · consequently · accordingly · by the same token · quid pro quo · tit for tat · back and forth · give and take
revolving
Turning around a center
spinning · pivoting · circulating · going around · passing around · handing off · relay · carousel · round · circuit
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- sequence wordsfirst, second, third, next, fourth
- one after anotherone by one, back-to-back, consecutive, sequential, successive
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
in turnsimultaneously
At the same instant
all at once · at the same time · concurrently · in unison · together
in turnindependently
Without outside assistance
separately · without consequence · unrelated · disconnectedly · coincidentally
in turnat random
Without deliberate selection
randomly · haphazardly · out of order · chaotically · all over the place
turn, in, turning, turned, intern, internal, turns, inward, downturn