at a fast clip

at a clip

1. In a particular interval or span of time. I don't feel like going out tonight because I've had to sit in lectures for five hours at a clip every day this week.
2. At a particular pace. In this usage, an adjective describing the pace is used between "a" and "clip." Since you're still a beginner, just see if you can get your horse to move at a steady clip.
See also: clip

at a fast clip

Quickly; at a fast pace. That horse is moving at a fast clip—I think he might win the race!
See also: clip, fast
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • at a clip
  • at a fast, good, steady, etc. clip
  • at a good clip
  • stanza
  • spic
  • spic and span
  • spick and span
  • go at a fast clip
  • come in and sit a spell
  • come in and sit down
References in periodicals archive
True, paper machines have been shut down in the United States at a fast clip. True, paper machines are being built in other parts of the world at a fast clip.