enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"
A passing mention or reference is brief and is made while you are talking or writing about something else. It was just a passing comment, he didn't go on about it = casual see also pass
Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing
The passing of something such as a time or system is the fact of its coming to an end. It was an historic day, yet its passing was not marked by the slightest excitement
Any key which operates a lock is said to pass the lock If locks are made alike change one key will pass all the locks
You can refer to someone's death as their passing, if you want to avoid using the word `death' because you think it might upset or offend people. His passing will be mourned by many people
when a player kicks the ball to his teammate; used to move the ball closer to the opposing goal, to keep the ball away from an opponent or to give the ball to a player who is in a better position to score
A passing fashion, activity, or feeling lasts for only a short period of time and is not worth taking very seriously. Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad lasting