All in passing synonyms
in pass·ing
I i adv in passing
- casually — happening by chance; fortuitous: a casual meeting.
- remotely — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- momentarily — for a moment; briefly: to pause momentarily.
- temporarily — lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
- quickly — with speed; rapidly; very soon.
- accidentally — happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected: an accidental meeting.
- by the way — You say by the way when you add something to what you are saying, especially something that you have just thought of.
- unexpectedly — not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.
- by the bye — incidentally; by the way: used as a sentence connector
- fortuitous — happening or produced by chance; accidental: a fortuitous encounter.
- obiter — Incidentally; in passing.
- parenthetically — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- subordinacy — a subordinate person or thing.
- hastily — moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- fleetingly — passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory: fleeting beauty; a fleeting glance.
- transiently — not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
- aside — If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.
- incidentally — apart or aside from the main subject of attention, discussion, etc.; by the way; parenthetically.
- apart from — You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.
- as to — with reference to
- on the part of — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.