at one time

Idioms  

1. Simultaneously, at the same time, as in All the boys jumped into the pool at one time . For synonyms, see at once , def. 1; at the same time , def. 1.

2. Formerly, in the past, as in At one time very few houses in town were on the market .

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Example Sentences

But quantum processors allow multiple calculations to happen at one time — and much faster than classical computing chips.

From MarketWatch

As AI model-context windows, or the amount of data processed at one time, increase with more powerful models, the need for memory and storage has grown exponentially.

From MarketWatch

There’s even been a federal legislative push — at one time led by then-U.S.

From MarketWatch

“There were so many sitcoms being aired at one time, and they were all trying to be the thing that people talked about,” Anderson says, adding that today’s media landscape is more fragmented.

From Los Angeles Times

‘Yeah, and she used to have a wicked voice. She even sang in a band at one time. They wrote their own songs and everything.’

From Literature

Related Words

• already
• formerly
• heretofore
• hitherto
• once
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