In passing
In passing adverb - Incidentally; in the course of doing something else.
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Quickly and in passing are semantically related. in for a short time topic. In some cases you can use "Quickly" instead an adverb phrase "In passing".
Quickly
Quickly adverb - With great speed.
In passing and quickly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In passing" instead an adverb "Quickly".
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- In his biography "Unfiltered", he mentioned it in passing, saying "It's an embarrassing piece of shit," and also said "I did it to keep the money flowing." It only aired once on NBC, and was quickly forgotten.
Source: Creator Backlash - In Sarah Caudwell's first novel Thus Was Adonis Murdered, one of Julia's letters from Venice mentions in passing that she can't stand spiders, prompting Cantrip to a reminiscence which is quickly cut off.
Source: Noodle Incident / Literature -
Inspired by the protagonist's example, Ivan succeeds in passing a bill to protect the rights of women to work, but everyone admits that real improvement is not going to come quickly and it's going to be a long haul to bring Sanct Sybil's gender equality up to speed with the rest of the world.
Source: Visual Novel / Be My Princess
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