i farten
Danish
editAdverb
editSwedish
editEtymology
editi (“in”) + farten (“the speed”)
Prepositional phrase
edit- active (doing some thing that is implied by the context); at it, in action, on the go, etc.
- Jag bytte däck och pumpade de andra däcken när jag ändå var i farten
- I changed the tire and inflated the other tires while I was at it ("while I was anyway in the speed" – active doing something)
- Två inbrott i natt. Kan det vara Nisses gäng som är i farten igen?
- Two burglaries last night. Could it be Nisse's gang at it again?
- Nu vet vi hur byn brann ner. Det är en drake som är i farten.
- Now we know how the village burned down. There's a dragon on the loose.
- mat för folk i farten ("folk på språng" is another variant)
- food for people on the go
- while moving
- hoppa ur en bil i farten
- jump out of a moving car