one by one
adverbial phrase
Pronunciation: wʌn baɪ wʌn
Definition
Individually and in a sequence rather than all at once.
Examples
The guests entered the ballroom one by one to greet the hosts.
She picked up the fallen books one by one and placed them back on the shelf.
The lights in the office building turned off one by one as the staff went home.
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