at this speed; if things continue in the same way. (Usually of a pessimistic view.) •
Hurry up! We'll never get there at this rate.
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At this rate, all the food will be gone before we get there.
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or[at that rate] {adv. phr.} At a speed like this or that; with progress like this or that. * /John's father said that if John kept going at that rate he would never finish cutting the grass./ * /So Johnny has a whole dollar! At this rate he'll be a millionaire./ * /"Three 100's in the last four tests! At this rate you'll soon be teaching the subject," Tom said to Mary./
at this speed; if things continue in the same way. (Usually of a pessimistic view.) •
Hurry up! We'll never get there at this rate.
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At this rate, all the food will be gone before we get there.
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or[at that rate] {adv. phr.} At a speed like this or that; with progress like this or that. * /John's father said that if John kept going at that rate he would never finish cutting the grass./ * /So Johnny has a whole dollar! At this rate he'll be a millionaire./ * /"Three 100's in the last four tests! At this rate you'll soon be teaching the subject," Tom said to Mary./
rate, at this adv infml But at this rate almost everything one says turns out to be a sort of lie Но в таком случае все, что ни говоришь, оборачивается ложью At this rate you're going to turn out an even greater disaster than your brother Но если так и дальше будет продолжаться, то ты принесешь нашей семье еще больше бед, чем твой брат
adv infml
But at this rate almost everything one says turns out to be a sort of lie — Но в таком случае все, что ни говоришь, оборачивается ложью
At this rate you're going to turn out an even greater disaster than your brother — Но если так и дальше будет продолжаться, то ты принесешь нашей семье еще больше бед, чем твой брат