in turn

順番に、次々に

人が一人ずつ何かをしたり、物事が次々に起きたりする。

やさしい英語で： People do something, or things happen, one after another.

• Each child spoke in turn.
• She opened the boxes in turn.
• We visited each of the islands in turn.

類義語： one after another, one by one, successively

反対語： simultaneously

よく使う表現： each in turn, speak in turn, ask in turn

さらに、次いで

連なった人や物の間で、同じ関係が次へと続くことを示す。

やさしい英語で： The same kind of relationship continues with the next person or thing in a series.

• Plants feed insects, which in turn feed birds.
• She reports to a manager, who in turn reports to the director.
• Warm weather melts ice, which in turn raises sea levels.

類義語： in their turn, in its turn

よく使う表現： which in turn, who in turn

お返しに、それに応えて

相手がしたことに応じて、こちらも何かをする。

やさしい英語で： Someone does something in response to what another person has done.

• I helped her, and she in turn helped me.
• They welcomed us, and we in turn invited them to dinner.
• He thanked the volunteers, who in turn thanked him for his support.

類義語： in return, in response

よく使う表現： help in turn, reply in turn, thank in turn

順番どおりに

決まった順序で、自分の番が来たときに行う。

やさしい英語で： You do something when your proper place in a fixed order comes.

• Customers were served in turn.
• You are next in turn to play.
• Please wait in turn, even if you are in a hurry.

類義語： in order, in sequence

よく使う表現： next in turn, wait in turn, serve in turn