at a rate of knots

== English == === Etymology === Nautical; see knot. === Prepositional phrase === at a rate of knots (UK, informal) Quickly; rapidly; fast. ==== Further reading ==== “at a rate of knots”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “at a rate of knots” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “at a rate of knots”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “at a rate of knots”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “at a rate of knots” (US) / “at a rate of knots” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.