one more time
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- idiom
:
otra vez
- I'm gonna tell you one more time.
- play the game one more time
- see someone one more time
- look back one more time
So I ask you one more time, are you with me?
- So I ask you one more time, are you with me?
- And I want to say one more time, thank you.
- What if we tried one more time to reach a different world?
- I'm sorry, say that one more time, right?
- Stay human one more time, ladies and gentlemen.
- Handle the microphone one more time, OK.
- Let me say it one more time for the kids in the back.
- And then you can re roll out the dough one more time and get some more stars.
- And I saw that sign one more time and it froze me.
Examples
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I want to ask you one more time, what does my T-shirt say?
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Run that by me one more time.
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So I ask you one more time, are you with me?
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And I want to say one more time, thank you.
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So thank you one more time and I just love you guys.
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What if we tried one more time to reach a different world?
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Now listen, I gotta ask you one more time.
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And let's just do it one more time for luck.
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All right, let's hear it one more time, very slowly.
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Can I try that one more time to see if I can improve?
Synonyms
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Another time after something has already happened
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Again from the beginning
To ask someone to say or do something again
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'once again' is directly derivable from the constituents: 'one' (a single), 'more' (additional), and 'time' (occasion), yielding 'an additional occasion'. This is a regular compositional quantifier + noun pattern found across many languages and follows standard English phrasing, so a B1 learner who knows the words will readily understand it.
Etymology
One more time comes from the simple idea of counting: you ask for one more time, meaning one extra turn or try. That's why it means 'once again'.