i samme slengen

Norwegian Bokmål

Prepositional phrase

i samme slengen

  1. at the same time
    Jeg skulle bare ha en kaffe, men jeg var sulten og tok en bolle i samme slengen.
    I was only getting coffee, but I was hungry and got a sweet roll while I was at it.

Usage notes

Very similar to while one is at it, though i samme slengen often implies implusivity or doing something on a whim.

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