Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

it ain't over till it's over

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
it ain't over til-l it's over
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

There are more developments yet to come; one should not presume to know the outcome of an event which is still in progress.

Etymology

Coined by American baseball player (job at that time) Yogi Berra in 1973.

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What does it ain't over till it's over mean?
There are more developments yet to come; one should not presume to know the outcome of an event which is still in progress.
Where does it ain't over till it's over come from?
Coined by American baseball player (job at that time) Yogi Berra in 1973.

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