in passing

Speech parts

1. in passing - Adverb

2. in passing - Phrase

Meaning

incidentally; in the course of doing something else

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

en passant incidentally accidentally parenthetically by the way by the bye as it happens by the by speaking of which as a peripheral comment as a quick point as a secondary note as a side comment as a supplementary remark as a tangential remark
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Examples

he made this remark in passing Source: Internet

Additionally, Warnock has used Congress’s delay in passing a second round of stimulus checks to attack Loeffler. Source: Internet

After the initial invasions, Roman historians generally only mention Britain in passing. Source: Internet

A Feast for Crows has a 63-page list of characters, with many of the thousands of characters mentioned only in passing or disappearing from view for long stretches. Source: Internet

Assuming that a QB should first and foremost be a great passer to be considered good, I guess I’ve never understood the appeal of a QB that in 9 seasons has finished above-average in passing only 2 times. Source: Internet

Background Teams St. Louis Rams main After their Super Bowl-winning 1999 season, the Rams offense again dominated the league in 2000, leading the NFL in passing, scoring, and total yards. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

in passing

Close letter words and terms

in partnership with in parts in passage in patient treatment in pay in peace