consecutively
Americanadverb
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one after another, or one part after another, without interruption; in succession.
The twelve weeks of unpaid leave must be taken consecutively and cannot be spread throughout the year.
Some people prefer to read here and there in the book rather than start at the beginning and read consecutively through to the end.
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in a logically ordered way.
With less than three months to live, he could neither think consecutively nor express himself coherently.
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Etymology
Origin of consecutively
Explanation
Things that occur one after the other, with no break between, happen consecutively. A baseball team that wins three games in a row has won three games consecutively. You can use the adverb consecutively whenever you talk about things or events that follow each other without interruption. If your Chihuahua wins Best in Show at the dog show for three years consecutively, it means that she won it in Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3, without missing a year. The word can also describe things organized in numerical order: "Make sure you stack the pages of your manuscript consecutively before you submit it to the magazine." The Latin root of consecutive means "to follow."
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Example Sentences
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He rode the attraction 243 days consecutively last year and would see “families getting kicked out at least once a week for someone standing up on the ride,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Don’t go out for more than three weeks at a time; go home in between stints on the road, even if it’s just for a week; don’t do too many shows consecutively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Since purchasing the right to use the public land, her outfit has been able to graze there for only about five weeks in the last two years — and not consecutively.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
F1 has been pushing for a while to get Miami and Montreal to run consecutively in the calendar and they have finally managed it for next year.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025
Sentences for each charge can run consecutively, so a defendant can easily face a sentence of fifty, seventy-five, or one hundred years to life arising from a single case.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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