at any rate

Idioms  

1. In any event, whatever the case may be; also, at least. For example, At any rate, I promise to be there even if I'm a little late, or It may not pay well, but at any rate it's a job. [Early 1600s] Also see in any case.

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at any rate

And the board were determined to keep him, or most of them at any rate.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025

The real Ballard claims the pendant was engraved with a line from 1 Timothy 6:11; at any rate, it explains why Mel Gibson's Jesus heads on a crusade to and through Columbia to find her.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2023

These are, to be sure, especially good-looking or at any rate interesting-looking humans — camera-tested, made up and coiffed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

I’m no longer completely convinced by the ½ camp, at any rate.

From Scientific American ● May 4, 2023

Under his influence courage was quickened and fear banished, at any rate for the moment.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Related Words

• anyhow
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