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in turn1In succession; one after the other: everyone took it in turn to attack my work...- The team of four anglers took it in turn to fish the same swim and over a period of months took over a hundred fish.
- They had to shout bogies in turn louder and louder - the loudest to shout was the winner.
- The band are in turn calling themselves very important and very brilliant at the same time.
Synonyms one after the other, one by one, one at a time, in succession, successively, sequentially, in order; Latin seriatim 1.1 (also in one's/its turn) Used to convey that an action, process, or situation is the result of a previous one: he would shout until she, in her turn, lost her temper...- Fish, in their turn, get to carnivores and in this way poison gets into a man's meal.
- The school system is a microcosmic image of a tyrannical society - the rich older boys rule the roost while the juniors bide their time, accepting the bullying, waiting to become bullies in their turn.
- Shareholders issue these vouchers to tenants who in turn issue them to employees.
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