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

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

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025

That’s a defensible aesthetic, or at any rate it has been defended.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

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

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

From Scientific American • May 4, 2023

There is nowhere to stop at any rate.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Related Words

• anyhow
• ever
• once