Idiom idiom
and counting
Meaning
Used to show that the number previously mentioned is continuously changing, i.e. increasing or decreasing.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I have read ten books this month, and counting.”
“The charity has already raised five thousand dollars for the project, and counting.”
“The investigation has uncovered over fifty instances of fraud within the department, and counting, as the auditors continue their exhaustive review of the financial records.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026