consecutively

American  

[kuhn-sek-yuh-tiv-lee] / kənˈsɛk yə tɪv li /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• nonconsecutively adverb
• unconsecutively adverb

Etymology

Origin of consecutively

consecutive ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The state lost jobs consecutively from June to September.

From Los Angeles Times

The one was inverted and the two zeros here were running concurrently instead of consecutively.

From Literature

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

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

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

From BBC

Related Words

• successively