at one time

The phrase "at one time" can refer to something that occurred in the past or to actions happening simultaneously.

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At a specific moment in the past.

Example

At one time, this building was the tallest in the city.
At one time, dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

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Happening or existing together at the same moment.

Example

All the lights in the house turned on at one time.
She managed to juggle three tasks at one time.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "at one time":

at one at a time at once all at once at the same time at one stroke single time in one at one blast for one as one all as one all together one after another upon a time in one's own time in time at that at the moment some time