Words / B2

k-uh-n-SEK-y-uh-tiv/kənˈsekjətɪv/

Consecutive means one after another with no gap: three consecutive days, consecutive wins. Successive is close; consecutive stresses the unbroken run. In a row is the everyday phrase. Consecutively is the adverb. It is common in news, sport, and exam rubrics; it is not the word for “the next one” if there was a break in between.

Meaning

Following one after another without a break.

Examples

• “It rained for three consecutive days.”
• “She worked five consecutive nights on the ward.”
• “It was their third consecutive defeat.”

Good to know

three consecutive days/years. Everyday: in a row. Stresses no break.

Near in meaning

successive

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