and counting

phrase

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

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Take Kyle Richards, the patron matriarch of Beverly Hills for 15 seasons and counting. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026 Today, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is the leader in reusable space vehicles, with nearly 600 launches of boosters that have lifted off at least once before, and counting. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026 But who needs to worry about whether your own front door is locked when the preferred strategy is to go around kicking in everyone else’s doors, wrestling with them on their own front lawns, then declaring victory over them 152 times (and counting)? — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2026 Tottenham, one of the biggest spenders in Europe this summer with $300 million — and counting — of new players in its squad, was overwhelmed in a 3-0 defeat at Brentford. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 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 25 Aug. 2026.

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