AT ONE TIME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does at one time mean? • AT ONE TIME (adverb)
The adverb AT ONE TIME has 2 senses:
1. simultaneously
2. at a previous time
Familiarity information: AT ONE TIME used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AT ONE TIME (adverb)
Meaning:
Simultaneously
Synonyms:
at a time; at one time; at once
Context example:
he took three cookies at a time
Meaning:
At a previous time
Synonyms:
erst; erstwhile; formerly; at one time; once
Context examples:
at one time he loved her / her erstwhile writing / she was a dancer once
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