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Developers often use once to indicate the timing of tasks within their workflow. It means as soon as or when.

For example, Once you receive the client's feedback, update the project documentation. This means that updating the documentation should begin immediately after receiving feedback, showing the sequence of actions in a project's lifecycle.

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What does once mean in the sentence Once the client approves the design, we can proceed to development?

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Before the client sees the design

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Once implies that the next step (development) happens after the preceding action (approval) is complete, so the client should have seen the design.

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As soon as the client approves the design

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Without waiting for the client's approval

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Once indicates that the subsequent action is dependent on the completion of the first, implying a wait for approval is necessary.

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Before the client approves the design

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The use of once signifies that development should start only after receiving the client's approval, not before.

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