[at this rate]
or [at that rate] {adv. phr.} At a speed like this or that; with progress like
this or that.
John's father said that if John kept going at that rate he would
never finish cutting the grass.
So Johnny has a whole dollar! At this rate
he'll be a millionaire.
"Three 100's in the last four tests! At this
rate you'll soon be teaching the subject," Tom said to
Mary.
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