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by the minute

by the minute prepositional phrase: quickly; apace.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Quickly; apace.

Questions about by the minute

What does by the minute mean?
By the minute means quickly; apace.
What part of speech is by the minute?
By the minute is a prepositional phrase.

Words near by the minute in the dictionary

  1. by the job
  2. by the laws
  3. by the lay
  4. by the living jingo
  5. by the looks of things
  6. by the minute
  7. by the moment
  8. by the name of
  9. by the numbers
  10. by the piece
  11. by the rood

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