Veronica
What does this sentence mean? Thank you.What does the sentence "at a nice steady clip of about forty-five miles an hour." mean? I can't understand the word "steady clip".
28 de feb. de 2017 15:15
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Hi Dorothy, In English "a steady clip" means a regular (usually fast) pace. For example when a vehicle/boat/ animal is moving. Originally the verb 'to clip' in English meant to fly or move quickly. That is why we used to have sailing boats called "tea clippers" that were able to carry tea very fast from China to the UK. Hope that helps.
28 de febrero de 2017
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It means "at a consistent speed." A steady clip = moving at the same speed for a period of time.
28 de febrero de 2017
In this instance it means a steady speed
28 de febrero de 2017
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