at a time
idiom
1
: during one particular moment
I can only do one thing at a time.
Please speak one at a time and not all at once.
We carried the boxes two at a time up the stairs.
2
: during one period of time without stopping
She can sit and read for hours at a time.
Examples of at a time in a Sentence
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Just trying to take it one little sequence at a time.
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Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
The proposal is a part of a larger effort to take stock of the district’s capacity at a time when enrollment has been declining for several years.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2024
But your requests will be left unmet, your moments 60 seconds at a time, your tears wiped by your own hand and your fears, ever ponding.
—Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Target’s latest moves are just another example of how companies are struggling to cater to different groups of customers at a time of extreme cultural divides, particularly around transgender rights.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 10 May 2024
But one Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indication at a time, that could start to change.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 10 May 2024
Read More: What to Know About India’s 2024 Election
As India wraps up the third phase of a grueling six-week election, the timing of the study’s publication has raised eyebrows among critics and demographic experts at a time when the BJP is seen to be openly campaigning on anti-Muslim rhetoric.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 10 May 2024
Cases against officers frequently vanish from the site for days — sometimes weeks — at a time.
—Sergio Hernandez, ProPublica, 9 May 2024
This could create more misery at a time when there are more people than ever experiencing homelessness in the U.S. and housing prices have increased more than 50% in four years.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
The proposal is a part of a larger effort to take stock of the district’s capacity at a time when enrollment has been declining for several years.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2024
But your requests will be left unmet, your moments 60 seconds at a time, your tears wiped by your own hand and your fears, ever ponding.
—Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Target’s latest moves are just another example of how companies are struggling to cater to different groups of customers at a time of extreme cultural divides, particularly around transgender rights.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 10 May 2024
But one Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indication at a time, that could start to change.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 10 May 2024
Read More: What to Know About India’s 2024 Election
As India wraps up the third phase of a grueling six-week election, the timing of the study’s publication has raised eyebrows among critics and demographic experts at a time when the BJP is seen to be openly campaigning on anti-Muslim rhetoric.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 10 May 2024
Cases against officers frequently vanish from the site for days — sometimes weeks — at a time.
—Sergio Hernandez, ProPublica, 9 May 2024
This could create more misery at a time when there are more people than ever experiencing homelessness in the U.S. and housing prices have increased more than 50% in four years.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 May 2024
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