à la volée

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a la vɔ.le/

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Adverb

à la volée

1. in flight
2. as one goes
3. on the fly
4. (of clocks) steadily, continuously

Scots

Alternative forms

• allevolie
• allevoly

Etymology

Borrowed from French à la volée (“on the fly”).

Adverb

à la volée

1. at random