後にも先にも

私が舞台に立ったのは後にも先にもその時だけだ。
That was the only time I ever stood on stage.
その奇妙な光景は後にも先にも見かけなかった。
I saw that strange sight neither before nor since.
後にも先にもあれほど静かな町は見たことがない。
Never before or since have I seen a town so quiet.
あんな拍手を浴びたのは後にも先にもあの日だけだ。
I received applause like that only that once, on that day.
彼が声を荒らげたのは後にも先にも一度きりだった。
That was the only time he ever raised his voice.

Similar words

前にも後にもない

これ一度きり

あんな拍手を浴びたのは後にも先にもあの日だけだ。
I received applause like that only that once, on that day.
彼が声を荒らげたのは後にも先にも一度きりだった。
That was the only time he ever raised his voice.
後にも先にもあれほど静かな町は見たことがない。
Never before or since have I seen a town so quiet.
私が舞台に立ったのは後にも先にもその時だけだ。
That was the only time I ever stood on stage.
その奇妙な光景は後にも先にも見かけなかった。
I saw that strange sight neither before nor since.

これ一度きり

前にも後にもない

The balanced pair 後 (after) and 先 (before) stretches the comparison across the whole timeline.

What does 後にも先にも mean?

Emphasizes that a striking occurrence has no equal either before or afterward.

How do you read 後にも先にも?

It is read あとにもさきにも, written ato ni mo saki ni mo.

When would you use 後にも先にも?

Usually frames an exceptional memory as unique across the speaker’s experience.

How is 後にも先にも different from 一度だけ?

一度だけ counts one occurrence; this expression stresses its uniqueness across both past and future.

How does 後にも先にも change in a sentence?

This fixed expression keeps its core wording; the examples show how it fits into a sentence.

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