and counting

phrase

: with more to come
in business for 50 years and counting

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The Trace Gas Orbiter, meanwhile, continues to study Mars to this day and has spent 10 years and counting studying the Martian atmosphere. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026 The song topped the Billboard Global 200 for five weeks, reached the Top Ten on Billboard’s Hot 100, and has been the Number One song on Spotify’s Global chart for 46 days and counting. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026 The recordings available on the Internet Archive are astonishing not only for their volume — 3,510 sets and counting — but also for Jacobs’ seemingly preternatural knack for catching many now iconic acts on their way to greatness. — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund was still pumping cash — more than $5 billion and counting — into the LIV Golf League. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for and counting

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of and counting was in 1970

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“And counting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20counting. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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