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

(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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pamphilos	-	Ancient Greek
&Thorn;Unor	-	Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Abia	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Kennard	KEN-ərd	English
Dawson	DAW-sən	English
Wasyl	-	Ukrainian