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In passing
Prepositional phrase
Word Frequency:
4.5
Definitions
1.
Prepositional phrase
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."
Synonyms
en passant
pass by
pass through
pass over
passing off
pass for
pass on
pass across
passing shot
passed
passes
passaged
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