successively
adv. manner C1 Advanced US //səkˈsɛsɪvɫi// UK //səksˈɛsɪvli// suc·ces·sive·ly
adv. one after another in a specific order. You use this when things happen in a sequence without any gaps.
adv. following in a sequence or uninterrupted order; consecutively.
The team won three games successively.
The runner broke the world record three times successively during the summer season.
The historian argued that the three successively elected leaders each contributed to the eventual collapse of the empire through increasingly isolationist policies.
From successive + -ly.
Usage
Typically follows the verb or the object of the clause.
Pitfall
They arrived successively at 5:00.They arrived at 5:00, 5:10, and 5:20 respectively.Learners often confuse 'successively' (one after another) with 'respectively' (in the order mentioned).