at a stretch

Also, at one stretch. At one time, during one period. For example, Working quickly, she hoped to finish all the drawings at a stretch. In contrast to the nearly synonymous at a sitting, this idiom, first recorded in 1774, does not imply being seated while engaging in a single continuous activity. Rather, it transfers the meaning of stretch as “a continuous length” to “a continuous time period.”

Words nearby at a stretch

at a discount, at a loss, at a low ebb, at a premium, at a sitting, at a stretch, at a time, at a word, at about, at all, at all costs