one after another

uno dopo l’altro, in successione

Separatamente e in ordine, con ogni persona, cosa o evento che segue il precedente.

In inglese semplice: Separately and in order, with each person, thing, or event following the previous one.

• The guests arrived one after another.
• She opened the letters one after another.
• One after another, the students stood up and introduced themselves.

Sinonimi: one by one, in turn, successively

Contrari: simultaneously

Espressioni comuni: arrive one after another, speak one after another, one after another came

senza tregua, senza sosta

Ripetutamente, con poche pause o nessuna, spesso rendendo difficile la situazione.

In inglese semplice: Repeatedly, with little or no pause, often making a situation difficult.

• Problems came one after another.
• She faced setbacks one after another all year.
• One after another, fresh crises kept the exhausted staff at work.

Sinonimi: relentlessly, incessantly, nonstop

Espressioni comuni: problems one after another, setbacks one after another

in fila indiana

In un’unica fila, con ogni persona o cosa dietro un’altra.

In inglese semplice: In a line, with each person or thing behind the next.

• We walked one after another along the path.
• The children passed one after another through the narrow doorway.
• The horses moved one after another along the ridge.

Sinonimi: in single file

Contrari: side by side

Espressioni comuni: walk one after another, follow one after another