in order; sequentially; one after another
Used when things proceed in a fixed sequence, often in formal or procedural contexts. Common in instructions, announcements, and technical writing.
We will interview applicants in order.
The new products will be released sequentially starting next month.
Ordered items will be shipped out in order.
The new information is scheduled to be released one part at a time.
The applications received will be processed in order.
次々 is casual and highlights rapid, continuous succession, whereas 順次 is formal and highlights an orderly, planned sequence.
順番に is a common everyday phrase for taking turns or going in order, while 順次 is more formal and used in official or procedural contexts.
一斉に means all at once/simultaneously, the opposite of 順次, which means one after another in sequence.
順次 means 'one after another, in order', the opposite of 一斉's 'all at the same time'.
順次 means proceeding one after another in order, contrasting with 並行 where multiple things happen at the same time.
順序 is a noun meaning 'order/sequence' itself, while 順次 is an adverb describing the manner of proceeding in that order.
Compound of 順 (order, sequence) and 次 (next, following). The combination naturally yields the meaning 'in order, one after another'.