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iphone moment

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
iphone -mo-ment
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The moment when a company or industry realizes that it needs to catch up with apparent technological and scientific developments made by some other company or industry.

Etymology

In reference to the Apple iPhone launch in 2007.

Inflected Forms

iPhone moments (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Sputnik moment

Questions

What does iphone moment mean?
The moment when a company or industry realizes that it needs to catch up with apparent technological and scientific developments made by some other company or industry.
Where does iphone moment come from?
In reference to the Apple iPhone launch in 2007.

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