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a mile a minute

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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

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