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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Example Sentences

Outwardly, at any rate, his confidence in his own ability seems untouched.

From BBC • Aug. 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

Such, at any rate, would have been Lancelot’s explanation of the war.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Related Words

• anyhow
• ever
• once