in turn UK /ɪn ˈtɜːn/US /ɪn ˈtɜɹn/prepositional phrase 4in-turn noun 1forms 1 prepositional phrase4 •One after the other; one at a time; in succession; successively.The teacher answered the students each in turn.Each member of the group, in turn, rose to share a personal story, until nearly everyone in the room had spoken. •In due order; in proper sequence; in a determined or measured sequence, as a waiting line or queue.You are next in turn to bat.The boy was next in turn to sit on Santa's lap. •Having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned; accordingly or similarly, with respect to sequence, precedence, or hierarchy.The vassals were subject to their lords, who in turn were subject to barons or kings.My car was hit by a truck, which in turn was hit by the van. •In response; in return.The musical ambassadors finished their performance, and the local musicians in turn played for them a traditional ballad. in-turn noun1 •A shot in which the handle of the stone is rotated across the body.For a right-handed thrower, an in-turn is clockwise, and the opposite for a lefty. formsin-turns
