HAPPENING BACK-TO- BACK Happening one after another, without interruption.
CONSECUTIVE Following one after another in a series, without interruption. She was absent for nine Hamilton is celebrating consecutive days. back-to-back victories in the German and British Grands Prix. He did 100 consecutive press-ups. CONSECUTIVELY IN A ROW Following one after another in a Happening a number of times, continuous series. one after the other. Some laboratory staff members She’s been out four nights in worked 24 hours consecutively. a row. He smoked four cigarettes I’ve beaten her three times in consecutively. a row. ONE AFTER ANOTHER/THE OTHER IN SUCCESSION If a series of events or actions Following one after the other happen one after another, each without interruption. one happens soon after the They reached the World Cup previous one. final for the third time in They got married young and succession. had four children one after He fired two shots in quick another. succession. ON THE TROT one after the other They won three games on the trot. The class has been cancelled three weeks on the trot now.
RUNNING consecutive; in succession You've been late three days running. They won the trophy for the third year running.