at this rateused to say what will happen if things continue to happen in the same way as now
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
at this rate adv. phr. At a speed like this or that; with progress like this or that.
John's father said that if John kept going at that rate he would never finish cutting the grass. So Johnny has a whole dollar! At this rate he'll be a millionaire. "Three 100's in the last four tests! At this rate you'll soon be teaching the subject," Tom said to Mary. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲