at a time

idiom

: 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.

: during one period of time without stopping

She can sit and read for hours at a time.

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Roll up your sleeves and start building it, one level at a time. —

Vince Molinaro, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 In Trump's second term, Hassett would join a White House seeking to preserve and expand its 2017 tax cuts at a time when deficit pressures are weighing on federal borrowing costs. —

Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2024 Digital cameras shoot a single image at a time by default. —

Brendan Nystedt, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024 In Trump’s second term, Hassett would join a White House seeking to preserve and expand its 2017 tax cuts at a time when deficit pressures are weighing on federal borrowing costs. —

Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at a time