in turn
in turn — idiom
1. happening one person or thing at a time, following a set sequence that everyone
happening one person or thing at a time, following a set sequence that everyone agrees on, so each gets a chance before the next begins.
The teacher asked each child to read a sentence aloud in turn.
in turn = one student after another, in order
At the family dinner, everyone shared their best memory of grandma in turn.
each speaker takes a sequential turn
Vikram greeted each guest in turn as they stepped through the front door.
The judges tasted every dish in turn before writing down their scores.
Each runner crossed the finish line in turn, and Imani cheered for all of them.
- one by one
more visual, stresses single members handled separately
- one after another
stresses the sequence without implying an agreed order
- successively
formal, common in writing rather than speech
- all at once
everyone or everything together, not in sequence
- simultaneously
formal; at the same moment rather than one by one
用法筆記
Often follows a verb describing an action repeated across several people or things ('asked each child', 'greeted each guest'). The subject is usually a group, and the action applies to its members one by one.