back-to-back
/ˌbæktəˈbæk/ adjective, adverbDefinition
POSITION › If two people or things are back-to-back, their backs are touching or facing each other: They stood back-to-back.
AFTER › If two things happen back-to-back, one happens after the other without a pause: back-to-back interviews
(Definition of back-to-back adjectiveadverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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