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a mile a minute

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a mile a minute  (American & Australian)
very quickly Mike was very excited and talking a mile a minute. My heart beat a mile a minute waiting for his plane to land.
See also: mile, minute

a mile a minute
very quickly Mike was very excited and talking a mile a minute.
Etymology: the speed of going a mile in a minute, or 60 miles an hour, at one time was considered extremely fast
See also: mile, minute


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a lot less energy than a puppy who''s running around your house at a mile a minute.
She was talking at a mile a minute and wouldn't shut up.
Traffic jams stretching 10 to 15 miles built up on routes to the track, growing at about a mile a minute.
 
 
 
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