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at one time

ADVERB
formerly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
already earlier heretofore once
STRONG
erstwhile
WEAK
a while back aforetime anciently away back back back when before before now before this down memory lane eons ago erewhile in former times in the olden days in the past lately long ago of old of yore olden days once upon a time radically some time ago time was used to be water under the bridge
Antonyms
WEAK
currently future presently subsequently
ADVERB
once
Synonyms
STRONGEST
already before earlier formerly late previously
STRONG
erstwhile
WEAK
a single time away back back back when but once bygone heretofore in the old days in the olden days in times gone by in times past long ago old on one occasion once only once upon a time one one time before one time previously only one time quondam sometime this time time was whilom
Antonyms
STRONGEST
currently future later presently
ADVERB
previously
Synonyms
STRONGEST
already formerly heretofore hitherto long ago once then
STRONG
antecedently
WEAK
a while ago ahead ante away back back back when before beforehand erstwhile fore forward in advance in anticipation in days gone by in the past precedently time was until now
Antonyms
WEAK
currently future later presently

Example Sentences

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As AI model-context windows, or the amount of data processed at one time, increase with more powerful models, the need for memory and storage has grown exponentially.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

“There were so many sitcoms being aired at one time, and they were all trying to be the thing that people talked about,” Anderson says, adding that today’s media landscape is more fragmented.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

In all of this, he’s getting at something powerful but hard to quantify that we all perhaps have felt, if only briefly, at one time or another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The UK had the second largest deployment after the United States - with the number of troops it had in the country at one time peaking at about 11,000 in 2011.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

The reason that Dionysus was so different at one time from another was because of this double nature of wine and so of the god of wine.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.