vuorostaan

Vuorostaan is a Finnish adverb meaning “in turn” or “in one’s own turn.” It is used to describe actions carried out by different participants in a sequence, emphasizing the order of events rather than simultaneous activity. The term is typically found in written Finnish and in more formal or literary contexts, but it also appears in careful journalistic prose and instructional texts.

The word is formed from the noun vuoro (turn, shift) and a derivational suffix that creates an adverbial sense. In use, vuorostaan helps specify that each participant acts during their respective turn, helping to organize narrative flow or procedural steps. It can be paired with pronouns or other nouns to indicate who acts in their turn, or it can stand alone to denote the general idea of sequential action.

In contrast to phrases indicating simultaneity or unordered action, vuorostaan underlines order and sequence. It is related to, but distinct from, more general terms for order such as järjestys (order) or peräkkäin (consecutively).

See also: vuoro, järjestys, peräkkäin.