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Definition of One at a time
1. Adverb. In single file. "The prisoners came out one by one"
Definition of One at a time
1. Adverb. Individually, as opposed to collectively; slowly or methodically, figuratively. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of One At A Time
Literary usage of One at a time
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Civil War in Song and Story, 1860-1865 by Frank Moore (1889)
"... for God defends the right; one at a time th; ships they have to fight us they
may come, And rest assured that our good ship from them will never run. ..."
2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1888)
"one at a time, lore, one at a time ! Ever he murmured the old street rime : One at a
... one at a time, love, one at a <iw*, Softly he murmur» the tweet, ..."
3. Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of by Forster, R. P (1818)
"The remainder of the entertainment consisted in turning in bullocks one at a time
among the mob. They provoked the beast, and the beast bruised them ; and I ..."
4. The Diary and Letters of His Excellency Thomas Hutchinson ... Captain by Thomas Hutchinson (1884)
"... Government every point they contended for; and that by only asking for one at
a time, they would, by a process of common addition, at last get all. ..."
5. An American Girl in London by Sara Jeannette Duncan (1891)
"We went down in the lift one at a time, with Charlotte as train-bearer, and the
other maids furtively admiring from the end of the hall. ..."
6. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"... XXXVII ITEMS OF VALUE Mixing Ingredients One at a Time—The Beneficent Pan of
Hot Water—Appearance of Meats—To Make Tough Meat Tender—When Salt Should be ..."
7. Developing Executive Ability by Enoch Burton Gowin (1919)
""One at a Time, Gentlemen!" A litter of papers tends to create confusion, since
attention is divided among a number of problems, at the expense of all. ..."
8. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of by Ellery Bicknell Crane (1907)
"... old Welsh cobbler, consisted of about sixty volumes, which were loaned, one
at a time, for periods of a week each, to the young seeker after knowledge. ..."
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