に次いで
following; next; after; second to
N1
Meaning
following; next; after; second to
Formation
Noun + に次いで
Explanation
に次いで is used to indicate that something comes next in order, rank, scale, or importance after something else.
Unlike に次ぐ, which modifies a noun, に次いで functions adverbially, describing how or in what order an action or state occurs.
It is commonly used in:
rankings
statistics
news reports
formal explanations
The focus is on relative position, not simple time order.