passing
[ˈpæsɪŋ]
Definition:
1. The process of time going by.
2. The motion of one object relative to another.
3. Enduring a very short time.
'passing' example sentence:
- She has only a slim chance of passing the exam.
- They were rescued by a passing cruise ship.
- The army is only mentioned in passing.
- Passing motorists sounded their horns in support.
- This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing.
- He escaped by passing himself off as a guard.
- His anxiety about the work was just a passing phase.
- I love him more with each passing day.
- Every student in the class is capable of passing the exam.
- The crowd enjoyed the team's slick passing.
- They were outplayed by the Colombians' slick passing and decisive finishing.
- He hasn't a dog's chance of passing the exam.
- We could feel the vibrations from the trucks passing outside.
- Why do they keep passing back to the goalie?
- Passing motorists hooted their horns.
- There is not much clearance for vehicles passing under this bridge.
- We grew more anxious with every passing day.
- The passing of time brought a sense of emptiness.
- I hailed a passing taxi.
- He remembered passing her on the stairs.
- Passing the exam gave him a real lift.
- Anne was intelligent and capable of passing her exams with ease.
- He's in with a good chance of passing the exam.
- I managed to beg a lift from a passing motorist.
- His passing will be mourned by many people.
- Few know that the tribe was just passing through.
- A passing tourist snapped the incident.
- The changing seasons mark the passing of time.
- The city police set up roadblocks to check passing vehicles.
- If you're passing blood you ought to see a doctor.
- I thought I'd drop in on you while I was passing.
- There is no magic formula for passing exams—only hard work.
- Several people were passing but nobody offered to help.
- He should have shot instead of passing.