CEFR C1

mile-a-minute

adjective

Meaning

mile-a-minute means at the rate of one mile per minute; sixty miles per hour. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as mile-a-minute.
A mile-a-minute tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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mile-a-minute (C1)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as mile-a-minute.
A mile-a-minute tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use mile-a-minute

mile-a-minute + noun (collocation): Use mile-a-minute before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a mile-a-minute reaction."
become mile-a-minute (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became mile-a-minute near the end."

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