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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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
The sentence will be served consecutively with his other sentences.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 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
Doogan said that if he did stand for Holyrood, and was elected, then it would be "reasonable" for him to serve as both an MP and an MSP consecutively.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024
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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