consecutively

[kuhn-sek-yuh-tiv-lee]

adverb

1. 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.

2. in a logically ordered way.

   With less than three months to live, he could neither think consecutively nor express himself coherently.

Other Word Forms

• nonconsecutively adverb
• unconsecutively adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of consecutively¹

consecutive ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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.

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He was sentenced to 43 years - 18 years for the drugs offences, and 25 years for the firearms charges, to be served consecutively.

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"To be playing that many games consecutively in tournament football is a great achievement," she said.

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The sentence will be served consecutively with his other sentences.

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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.

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Related Words

• successively