VocabJLPT N3
in succession
AdverbTo-AdverbNoun

Definitions

  1. 1. in succession
  2. 2. one by one
This adverb describes things happening one after another in quick or continuous succession. It is used to convey that events, people, or things are appearing or occurring in a steady, uninterrupted sequence.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

He seemed happy, saying new shops keep opening one after another.

Sentence 2

Students keep running through the hallway — it's dangerous!

Sentence 3

Where are all these people coming from?

Sentence 4

Hey, isn't the homework just piling up more and more?

Sentence 5

She said, "New words are being born all the time."