Most entrepreneurs are good at one, but rarely at both.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Highly respected, he was tipped at one point to become lord chief justice.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
These systems may become very good at one particular task, but we do not really understand them.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
Or at least at one of the roadside stalls outside!
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Yet at one moment things all seemed to be going to plan.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
When a number of things go wrong at one time do you feel overwhelmed?
Atkinson, Jacqueline M Coping with Stress at Work (1988)
She couldn't stick at one thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Don't ask people to do too many things at one time.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It's no surprise that people who are good at one sport are good at another.
The Sun (2015)
But being very, very good at one aspect is no longer good enough.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The idea is that viewers at one end will become performers at the other, and vice versa.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Your energy is your life so it's easy for you to cope with ten different things at one time.
The Sun (2015)
If you can't do that, at least be at one with your bike.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Probably not, I will have to look at one or two things.
The Sun (2015)
It carried me a good way at one time; but I saw it would not do.
George Eliot Middlemarch (1872)
He admitted: 'We were a show that was very good and innovative at one point and we have gone the way of so many shows before us.
The Sun (2009)
All related terms of 'at one'
at one blow
by or with only one action; all at one time
at one time
If you say that something was the case at one time , you mean that it was the case during a particular period in the past .
at one's back
behind, esp in support or pursuit
at one's best
in one's best mood , form, health , etc.
at one's elbow
within easy reach
at one's heels
just behind or following closely
at one's leisure
when one has free time
at one's peril
If you say that someone does something at their peril , you are warning them that they will probably suffer as a result of doing it.
at one's worst
When someone is at their worst , they are as unpleasant , bad , or unsuccessful as it is possible for them to be.
at one's disposal
If you have something at your disposal , you are able to use it whenever you want , and for whatever purpose you want. If you say that you are at someone's disposal , you mean that you are willing to help them in any way you can .
at a (or one) blow
by one action
at one's convenience
at a time, or in a place or manner, suitable to one
at one's discretion
as one wishes
at one's fingertips
readily available and within one's mental grasp
at one's own pace
If you do something at your own pace , you do it at a speed that is comfortable for you.
at one's own risk
If you tell someone that they are doing something at their own risk , you are warning them that, if they are harmed , it will be their own responsibility .
at one's wits' end
at a loss to know how to proceed
take at one's word
→ word (sense 17 )
thumb one's nose at
to deride or mock , esp by placing the thumb on the nose with fingers extended
try one's hand at
to attempt (to do something), esp. for the first time
at a clip
If something moves or happens at a fast clip , it moves or happens quickly.
snap one's fingers at
to dismiss with contempt
snap one's fingers (at)
to exhibit disdain or contempt (for)
throw one's hat at it
to give up all hope of getting or achieving something
turn up one's nose at
to sneer at; scorn
at a whack
at one time and quickly or without pausing
have at one's fingertips
to have available for instant use
have sth at one's command
If you have a particular skill or particular resources at your command , you have them and can use them fully .
look down one's nose at
to be contemptuous or disdainful of
at one remove/ at several removes
If you do or experience something at one remove , you do not do it or experience it yourself, but someone else does it or experiences it instead of you.
at the back of one's mind
not in one's conscious thoughts
at the end of one's tether
distressed or exasperated to the limit of one's endurance
at the top of one's lungs
in one's loudest voice ; yelling
at the top of one's voice
If you say something at the top of your voice , you say it very loudly.
have the ball at one's feet
to have the chance of doing something
turn up one's nose at sth
If you turn up your nose at something, you reject it because you think that it is not good enough for you.
in one fell swoop at one fell swoop
If something is done in one fell swoop or at one fell swoop , it is done on a single occasion or by a single action .
set one's cap for
(of a woman) to be determined to win as a spouse or lover
to (or at) the top of one's bent
to (or at) the limit of one's capacity or ability
cut one's eye after someone
to look rudely at a person and then turn one's face away sharply while closing one's eyes : a gesture of contempt
do something in one sitting
to not stop doing something until you have finished it