"The way things are going . . . " (2,4,4)
(Another definition for at this rate that I've seen is " if the situation stays as it is".)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the way things are going</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(as in a current trend)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for trend that I've seen before include "Current fashion" , "Mode" , "swing" , "General tendency" , "General direction of change" .)
(Other definitions for asis that I've seen before include "Unchanged" , "Unaltered" .)