consecutively
/kənˈsekjətɪvli/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈsekjətɪvli/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˈse-kyə-tiv-lē -kə-tiv-/ (ame, mw)
consecutively — adverb
1. in a sequence where each item, event, or number follows directly after the one b
in a sequence where each item, event, or number follows directly after the one before, with no gaps and nothing else mixed in between.
Rania won the chess club tournament three times consecutively, from 2021 to 2023.
verb + consecutively for a string of repeated events
The seats in the small theatre were numbered consecutively from 1 to 80.
passive: numbered consecutively for ordered series
It rained for six days consecutively, and the river behind Reuben's farm finally burst its banks.
The judge ordered the two prison sentences to be served consecutively rather than at the same time.
Eshe answered five quiz questions correctly consecutively before finally getting one wrong.
- successively
very close meaning; slightly more formal and often used of abstract items like 'successive governments'
- in a row
everyday informal alternative; common in spoken English ('three wins in a row')
- back-to-back
informal; emphasises the items touch with no break, often of events or games
- concurrently
happening at the same time rather than one after another
- intermittently
with gaps or pauses between occurrences
文法句型
verb + consecutively
numbered consecutively
用法筆記
Frequently follows a count of events or a time span (three times, six days, ten years). Common antonym: 'concurrently' — concurrently means at the same time, consecutively means one after another.