by the minute

Meaning

by the minute

Quickly; apace.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

When you believe you have a future, you think in terms of generations and years. When you do not, you live not just by the day - but by the minute. Iris Chang

It came down, once again, to the General Staff protecting itself, not wanting to admit its crime, an abomination that has been growing by the minute. Émile Zola

In the United States I have always believed that there was a big difference between Conservative and stupid. Boy is it getting harder to prove that one by the minute. Rick Mercer

I've got stuff about airline mergers, which just shows that my stand-up is getting more insane by the minute. Lewis Black

Words in the phrase

by the minute

Close letter words and terms

by the minister of interior by the minister of internal by the ministry of foreign affairs by the moment by the mountains by the name of