ALL meanings of in passing
in pass·ing
I i - adverb in passing in a casual or cursory way 1
- adjective in passing going by or past; elapsing: He was feeling better with each passing day. 1
- adjective in passing brief, fleeting, or fortuitous; transitory: to take a passing fancy to something. 1
- adjective in passing done, given, etc., in passing; cursory: a passing mention. 1
- adjective in passing surpassing, preeminent, or extreme. 1
- adjective in passing indicating satisfactory performance in a course, on a paper, in a test, etc.: a passing grade on a test. 1
- adverb in passing surpassingly; exceedingly; very. 1
- noun in passing the act of a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass. 1
- noun in passing a means or place of passage. 1
- idioms in passing in passing, by the way; incidentally: The speaker mentioned his latest book in passing. 1
- phrase in passing If you mention something in passing, you mention it briefly while you are talking or writing about something else. 0
- noun in passing by the way; incidentally 0
- noun in passing without careful thought; casually 0
- noun in passing incidentally; by the way 0
- adverb in passing incidentally; as a brief diversion from another topic etc. 0