consecutively

[ kuhn-sek-yuh-tiv-lee ]

adverb

1. one after another, or one part after another, without interruption; in succession:

   The twelve weeks of unpaid leave must be taken consecutively and cannot be spread throughout the year.

   Some people prefer to read here and there in the book rather than start at the beginning and read consecutively through to the end.

2. in a logically ordered way:

   With less than three months to live, he could neither think consecutively nor express himself coherently.

Other Words From

• non·con·sec·u·tive·ly adverb
• un·con·sec·u·tive·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of consecutively¹

consecutive ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The payments do not have to be made consecutively.

From Salon

"I slept for three hours consecutively before being woken up but I then went back to bed, so if you add them up, I got a bit more."

From BBC

It also marked the first time that two black artists had claimed the number one spot consecutively.

From BBC

The aggravated identity theft charge carries a two-year mandatory prison term that must be served consecutively with any sentence for the wire fraud charge.

From BBC

President Biden’s action will shield those without legal status who are spouses of U.S. citizens and have lived consecutively in the country for at least 10 years.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• successively