Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get over the line

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.34 in modern English

Syllables: get over the -line
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fulfil one's task; to do what is required.

Example Sentences

"Midfielder Jill Scott, who had suffered defeat at the hands of the Germans in the final in 2009, came on in extra time to help England get over the line and was overcome with emotion."
"Responsible for public affairs, business strategy, corporate development and finance, he [Donald Tang] now faces the task of getting an initial public offering over the line in London after ditching earlier plans to list in New York in the face of US political opposition."

Inflected Forms

gets over the line (present, singular) getting over the line (participle, present) got over the line (past) got over the line (participle, past) gotten over the line (participle, past)

Phrases

over the line

Frequently Paired Words

over the line

Synonyms

get the job done

Questions

What does get over the line mean?: To fulfil one's task; to do what is required.

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