at one time

• Expressão usada para indicar um período passado, significando 'antigamente' ou 'em algum momento no passado'. Também pode significar 'simultaneamente' ou 'ao mesmo tempo'.

A phrase used to refer to a past period, meaning formerly or at some point in the past. It can also mean simultaneously or at the same time.

1. In the pastB1formal

   At a previous point in time; formerly.

   Em outros tempos

   • At one time, this building was a school.
   • At one time, she lived in Paris.
   • At one time, people believed the Earth was flat.

2. SimultaneouslyB1formal

   At the same moment; all together.

   Ao mesmo tempo

   • The two events happened at one time.
   • You cannot be in two places at one time.
   • All the alarms went off at one time.