at one time

[at one time] {adv. phr.}

1. In the same moment; together.

* /Let's start the dance again all at one time./

* /Mr. Reed's bills came all at one time and he could not pay them./

Syn.: AT THE SAME TIME(1).

2. At a certain time in the past; years ago.

* /At one time people thought that Minnesota was not a good place to live./

* /At one time most school teachers were men, but today there are more women than men./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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