"mile a minute" meaning in All languages combined

See mile a minute on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: miles a minute [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|miles a minute}} mile a minute (plural miles a minute)
  1. A rate of sixty miles per hour. Synonyms: mile-a-minute
    Sense id: en-mile_a_minute-en-noun-W6PtlD8B

Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} mile a minute
  1. (informal) Very quickly. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Units of measure Derived forms: talk a mile a minute
    Sense id: en-mile_a_minute-en-phrase-Y~EAF1h0 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 7 93 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95

Inflected forms

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