one at a time

one at a time
one by one & one at a time
the first one, then the next one, then the next one, etc.; each in turn. •

I have to deal with problems one by one. I can't handle them all at once.

Okay, just take things one at a time.

The children came into the room one by one.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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