次々(つぎつぎ)

つぎつぎ
adverb, no-adjective
one after another, in succession
1. one after another, in succession, continuously
Events or things occurring or being done in rapid sequence without interruption.
問題(もんだい)が次々(つぎつぎ)と起(お)きた。
Problems occurred one after another.
新(あたら)しい商品(しょうひん)が次々(つぎつぎ)発売(はつばい)された。
New products were released one after another.
お客(きゃく)さんが次々(つぎつぎ)と来(き)た。
Customers came one after another.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 次々(つぎつぎ)と〜する (to do ~ one after another)
  • 次々(つぎつぎ)に〜する (to do ~ in succession)

Both 次々(つぎつぎ)と and 次々(つぎつぎ)に are used interchangeably, though と may slightly emphasize the continuous nature.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 次々(つぎつぎ): One after another (rapid succession)
  • 続々(ぞくぞく): One after another (similar meaning, often for people arriving)
  • 相次(あいつ)いで: In succession, one after another (more formal)

Related Words

Synonym: 続々(ぞくぞく) (similar meaning)
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Added 2026.1.12 18:30 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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