Usage Note
Sucesivamente means one after another in order. It is most common in formal or written registers. The fixed phrase y así sucesivamente (and so on, and so forth) is a very common discourse marker equivalent to 'etc.' in formal lists, and it appears in legal, administrative, and academic texts.
Examples
"Los candidatos hablaron sucesivamente ante el jurado."
Natural Translation
The candidates spoke successively before the jury.
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