Definition
This four-character idiom literally means 'heel-to-heel arrive' — people stepping on each other's heels as they come. Figuratively it describes things or people happening one after another in rapid succession, often used for events, visitors, problems, or opportunities that keep coming without pause.
idiom
to follow one after another in rapid successionto come in quick succession
Examples
- ，接踵而至。Xīnnián qījiān, qīn péng hǎo yǒu jiē zhǒng ér zhì lái bài nián.During the New Year, relatives and friends came one after another to pay New Year's visits.
- 接踵而至，。Wèntí jiē zhǒng ér zhì, ràng tā jiāo tóu làn é.Problems kept coming one after another, leaving him overwhelmed.
- 接踵而至，。Jīyù jiē zhǒng ér zhì, wǒmen yào zhuā zhù měi yí gè.Opportunities are coming one after another — we need to seize every one.
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