Phrase guide

in a row

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Successively, one after the other, in succession; together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • After making losses four years in a row, the manager knew she had to sack someone.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: together, on the trot, on the spin, on the bounce

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep_phrase

Meaning 2

Placed in a straight line.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Bottles of every type of alcohol they had were lined up in a row behind the bar.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: dalbadal — successively
  • Azerbaijani: bir-bir — successively
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一連 /一连 (yīlián) — successively
  • Danish: i træk — successively
  • Danish: på rad — successively
  • Finnish: peräkkäin — successively
  • Finnish: perätysten — successively
  • Finnish: peräkanaa — successively
  • French: d'affilée — successively
  • French: à la file — successively
  • Georgian: ზედიზედ (zedized) — successively
  • Georgian: მიყოლებით (miq̇olebit) — successively
  • German: in Folge — successively
  • German: hintereinander — successively
  • Ancient Greek: ἐφεξῆς (ephexês) — successively
  • Hungarian: zsinórban — successively
  • Ingrian: peräjalkiä — successively
  • Irish: as a chéile — successively
  • Italian: di fila — successively
  • Norwegian Bokmål: på rad — successively
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: på rad — successively
  • Polish: z rzędu — successively
  • Polish: pod rząd — successively
  • Portuguese: seguido — successively
  • Portuguese: em sequência — successively
  • Portuguese: sucessivamente — successively
  • Portuguese: consecutivamente — successively
  • Portuguese: um atrás do outro — successively
  • Romanian: la rând — successively
  • Russian: подря́д (podrjád) — successively
  • Scottish Gaelic: sreath chèile — successively
  • Scottish Gaelic: an sreath a chèile — successively
  • Serbo-Croatian: zaredom — successively
  • Spanish: seguidos — successively
  • Spanish: seguidamente — successively
  • Spanish: arreo — successively
  • Spanish: uno detrás de/del otro — successively
  • Swedish: i sträck — successively
  • Turkish: art arda — successively
  • Turkish: peş peşe — successively
  • Turkish: arka arkaya — successively
  • Turkish: birbiri ardına — successively
  • Welsh: yn olynol — successively
  • Catalan: en fila — in a straight line
  • Finnish: rivissä — in a straight line
  • Finnish: riviin — in a straight line
  • Ancient Greek: στοιχηδόν (stoikhēdón) — in a straight line
  • Hebrew: בשורה (beshura) — in a straight line
  • Māori: matatira — in a straight line
  • Polish: w rzędzie — in a straight line
  • Portuguese: em fila — in a straight line
  • Portuguese: em linha — in a straight line
  • Spanish: en fila/línea (una) — in a straight line