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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are only passing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is temporary or not lasting, often in the context of time or experiences.
Example: "The challenges we face are only passing, and we will overcome them together."
Alternatives: "are merely temporary" or "are just fleeting".
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are only passing
adverb
Without others or anything further; exclusively.
synonyms
Exact(14)
Some are only passing through.
"We are only passing through," he said.
There are only passing ships in a very big ocean".
Likewise, there are only passing mentions of Gygax's years of work as an insurance underwriter.
Dealers are only passing along clunker rebates provided by the government.
Nor that some of the most vivid and memorable characters are only passing through.
Similar(46)
Weak classifiers are, hence, arranged in cascading stages and samples are only passed to the succeeding stage if it is classified positively in the current one.
The Crew Change Secret Train Hopping Guide is supposed to be a big deal, and apparently the actual hard copies of it are only passed around among hardcore homeless people.
Solute molecules that cross the central zone of the membrane stack are only passed through tank 1a, the respective membrane zone, and tank 1b.
"I'm only passing through," I said.
They know they're only passing through.
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