Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

now you're cooking

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: now y-ou're -cook-ing
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to praise someone for adopting a more effective or suitable method or approach, or to signal that progress is being made.

Example Sentences

"Alice: "Why are you still using that old software? You should try out the new version.""
"Bob: "Hey, this is really nice; much better than that crusty stuff we were using before.""
"Alice: "Now you're cooking!""

Etymology

Derives from a version of the advertising slogan Now you're cooking with gas!, that entered the popular lexicon in the 1930s. See also cooking with gas.

Phrases

cooking with gas now you're talking

Frequently Paired Words

cooking with gas now you're talking

Questions

What does now you're cooking mean?: Used to praise someone for adopting a more effective or suitable method or approach, or to signal that progress is being made.
Where does now you're cooking come from?: Derives from a version of the advertising slogan Now you're cooking with gas!, that entered the popular lexicon in the 1930s. See also cooking with gas.

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