Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

down-to-the-wire

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables: down--to-the-wire
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of down to the wire.

Example Sentences

"The true significance of Pakistan's intervention only became clear when both sides agreed to a pause shortly after a down-to-the-wire plea from the country's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif."

Inflected Forms

more down-to-the-wire (comparative) most down-to-the-wire (superlative) down to the wire (alternative)

Questions

What does down-to-the-wire mean?: Alternative form of down to the wire.

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