one by one
idiom
: separately in a series : one at a time : first one and then another one, etc.
I solved the problems one by one.
The performers took the stage one by one.
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Keen began playing solo, and telling stories about his music, before bringing his band members onstage one by one.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
But, one by one, procedural and legal challenges assured that those cases against Trump would not be tried until after the election.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
The simple plot follows a, yes, slumber party gone wrong when a power-tool-wielding maniac crashes the party and picks off the girls one by one.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Some of the old timers launch one by one, and Steve and I are the last ones to launch.
—Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
But, one by one, procedural and legal challenges assured that those cases against Trump would not be tried until after the election.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
The simple plot follows a, yes, slumber party gone wrong when a power-tool-wielding maniac crashes the party and picks off the girls one by one.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Some of the old timers launch one by one, and Steve and I are the last ones to launch.
—Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
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“One by one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20by%20one. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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