Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on its way out

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.65 in modern English

Syllables: on it-s way out
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Going out of fashion.

prep_phrase

In the process of becoming redundant or obsolete.

prep_phrase

Likely to break in the near future.

Example Sentences

"The incandescent light bulb is on its way out."
"This phone is on its way out, it can barely hold a charge."

Synonyms

deprecated obsolescent

Questions

What does on its way out mean?: Going out of fashion.

How to pronounce on its way out

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