at one time
Idioms-
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.
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Formerly, in the past, as in At one time very few houses in town were on the market .
Example Sentences
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Along with his Unification Church, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon built a political propaganda empire, which had tentacles all over Washington, D.C., at one time.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
And maybe he almost did plump for free markets at one time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
The firm, at one time considered the crown jewel of UK tech, was bought by Japanese company Softbank in 2016 before being listed in New York in 2023.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
As AI models get larger, the need for memory is growing to support longer context windows, or the amount of data being processed at one time, Luria noted.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
Every two species that evolved from a common ancestor, such as horses and donkeys, were at one time just two populations of the same species, like bulldogs and spaniels.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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