at this/that rate
idiom
: if things continue to happen in the same way they have been happening
At this rate, the town's farmland will be gone within 20 years.
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Nearby sits a bullion-like paperweight engraved with TRUMP, in all caps; at this rate of converting subtext into text, the President will soon use his TRUMP paperweight to bash in the head of a bald eagle.
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
The draft seems like the direction at this rate, unless the Saints pull off a trade.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
That said, everything would seem to be on the table at this rate, including Orlando where a group has secured $1 billion in funding.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Hiring 50 lawyers at that rate could add up to roughly $6 million a year.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
The draft seems like the direction at this rate, unless the Saints pull off a trade.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
That said, everything would seem to be on the table at this rate, including Orlando where a group has secured $1 billion in funding.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Hiring 50 lawyers at that rate could add up to roughly $6 million a year.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
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“At this/that rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20this%2Fthat%20rate. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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