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at scale

at scale prepositional phrase: on a large scale: involving large amounts or volumes of something.

Prepositional phrase

  1. On a large scale: involving large amounts or volumes of something.
    • This manufacturing process is fine for a cottage industry, but it can't be done at scale.
    • The formula for amassing an audience that would ostensibly click on your articles or buy your books or trust your judgment has become a matter of appearing likable at scale, or at least gesturing toward your status as a fellow human.April 14 2022, Delia Cai, “Severance, the New York Times’s Twitter Guidelines, and the Forever Illusion of Work-Life Balance”, in Vanity Fair

Questions about at scale

What does at scale mean?
At scale means on a large scale: involving large amounts or volumes of something.
What part of speech is at scale?
At scale is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at scale in the dictionary

  1. at random
  2. at rest
  3. at right angles to
  4. at risk
  5. at rovers
  6. at scale
  7. at school
  8. at sea
  9. at second hand
  10. at short notice
  11. at short sight

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