相 次(あいつ)いで

あいついで

adverb

one after another; in succession

formal

1. one after another; in succession; successively

Events or actions occurring in rapid sequence, one following closely after another. Often implies an unexpected or noteworthy series of occurrences.

事故(じこ)が相次(あいつ)いで起(お)きた。

Accidents occurred one after another.

新(あたら)しい店(みせ)が相次(あいつ)いでオープンしている。

New shops are opening one after another.

有名(ゆうめい)企業(きぎょう)が相次(あいつ)いで不祥事(ふしょうじ)を起(お)こし、社会(しゃかい)問題(もんだい)になった。

Major companies caused scandals one after another, becoming a social problem.

Usage

相次(あいつ)いで is the te-form of the verb 相次(あいつ)ぐ, functioning as an adverb. It is commonly used in news reports and formal writing to describe a series of events happening in quick succession. The plain verb form 相次(あいつ)ぐ is also used as a modifier.

Common collocations

相次(あいつ)いで発生(はっせい)する (to occur in succession)
相次(あいつ)いで報告(ほうこく)される (to be reported one after another)
相次(あいつ)ぐ事件(じけん) (a series of incidents)

Related words

次々(つぎつぎ)に: one after another (more casual)
続々(ぞくぞく)と: one after another, in droves
立(た)て続(つづ)けに: in rapid succession

Related Words

Related: 次々(つぎつぎ) (one after another)

Related: 続々(ぞくぞく)と (one after another, in droves)

Related: 立(た)て続(つづ)け (in rapid succession)

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Added 2026.3.6 22:44 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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