sequentially
One after another
Sequentially means in sequence—one after another in a fixed order.
Files numbered sequentially run 1, 2, 3.
A program that executes sequentially completes each step before starting the next.
The chapters should be read sequentially.
The word often contrasts with simultaneously or randomly.
In unbroken sequence
- successivelyIn uninterrupted sequence
- one-by-oneSeparately and successively
- linearlyIn straight progression
- progressivelyIn increasing stages
serially · back-to-back · in-turn · continuously · uninterrupted · systematically · methodically · incrementally
In sequential stages
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- workflowSequential task progression
process · checklist · instructions · methodology · systematic · blueprint · flowchart · tutorial
Main divisions of text
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
- installmentsPeriodic partial payments
- volumesAmounts or books
- seasonsYear's four divisions
trilogy · saga · arcs · parts · sequels · prequels · storyline · serialized
Ordered display of events
- chronologyTemporal ordering of events
- historicallyIn past times
- erasNamed spans of history
- epochsDistinct historical stretches
periods · ages · centuries · decades · annals · prehistory · antiquity · medieval
consecutively
In unbroken sequence
- successivelyIn uninterrupted sequence
- one-by-oneSeparately and successively
- linearlyIn straight progression
progressively · serially · back-to-back · in-turn · continuously · uninterrupted · systematically · methodically · incrementally · stepwise
step-by-step
In sequential stages
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
workflow · process · checklist · instructions · methodology · systematic · blueprint · flowchart · tutorial · guideline
chapters
Main divisions of text
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
- installmentsPeriodic partial payments
- volumesAmounts or books
seasons · trilogy · saga · arcs · parts · sequels · prequels · storyline · serialized · franchise
timeline
Ordered display of events
- chronologyTemporal ordering of events
- historicallyIn past times
- erasNamed spans of history
epochs · periods · ages · centuries · decades · annals · prehistory · antiquity · medieval · renaissance
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- sequence wordsfirst, second, third, next, fourth
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
sequentiallysimultaneously
At the same instant
concurrently · at once · all at once · in parallel · at the same time
sequentiallyrandomly
Without deliberate selection
haphazardly · arbitrarily · nonlinearly · out of order · unsystematically
- sequential logicLogic with memory elements