in passing
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in passing
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Incidentally; as a brief diversion from another topic etc.
We mostly talked about his mother's illness, but he told me in passing that he'd won a small prize in the lottery.
Similar: en passant
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prep_phrase incidentally
| Español | de pasada, de paso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 順便 /顺便 shùnbiàn |
| Português | de passagem |
| Français | en passant |
| Deutsch | beiläufig, nebenbei, zwischen Tür und Angel |
| Русский | мимохо́дом mimoxódom, вскользь vskolʹzʹ, ме́жду про́чим méždu próčim |
| العربية | بِشَكْلٍ عَابِرٍ bišaklin ʕābirin |
Talk about this word "in passing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/in%20passing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. in passing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/in%20passing "in passing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/in%20passing.Cite this
@misc{in_passing_2026,
title = {in passing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20passing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
