at this/that rate
idiom
: if things continue to happen in the same way they have been happening
At this rate, the town's farmland will be gone within 20 years.
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Continue to score at this rate, combine it with those clean sheets and the winning formula will propel them up the table.
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Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
If earnings increase at this rate, the P/E ratio would typically shrink to about a fifth of its current level—assuming no change in stock price.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
And at this rate, the center’s 3-point shooting is almost guaranteed to sink back near his career average — 34.5% — by the end of the season.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Shots aren’t always going to go in at this rate for the Heat.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
If earnings increase at this rate, the P/E ratio would typically shrink to about a fifth of its current level—assuming no change in stock price.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
And at this rate, the center’s 3-point shooting is almost guaranteed to sink back near his career average — 34.5% — by the end of the season.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Shots aren’t always going to go in at this rate for the Heat.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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“At this/that rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20this%2Fthat%20rate. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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