Along with what @iandotkelly said about the element of surprise on Titan, I would argue Thanos was not actually fighting to beat them initially, he was just enjoying the fight like he did when he fought the Hulk at the start of the movie. Only after Mantis almost caused him to lose the gauntlet did he get serious and swiftly beat everyone. He didn't need to fight them one on one, he could have just used the reality stone to turn everyone inanimate in a second (perhaps with the exception of Doctor Strange), like he did to the Guardians of The Galaxy on Knowhere. Once he gets to Earth, his life's missions end goal is in his sight, all he needs to do is to get the last stone. It's an emotional moment from him and he does not care about anything or anyone else besides getting the last stone and fulfilling his mission. He uses the space stone to trap Bruce in rock, crush War Machine's suite, trap someone in a tree roots, etc. instead of using the power stone to fight them one on one.
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