in turn

in turn
in turn
in the appropriate point in the series or order; when one's turn comes. •

Someone has to wash the dishes after every meal. All of us will have to do it in turn.

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All three of them shared the task of carrying water in turn.

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{adv. phr.} According to a settled order; each following another. * /Each man in turn got up and spoke./ * /Two teachers supervised the lunch hour in turn./ * /Two of the three boys tease their younger brother - John, the biggest, teases Bob, the middle boy; and Bob in turn teases Tim, the youngest./ Compare: IN ORDER.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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