Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the radar

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: on the radar
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Likely to happen, or be important in the near future or tending to attract attention.

Example Sentences

"After the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union, space exploration was on the radar of many Americans who had ignored it earlier."

Antonyms

off the radar

Questions

What does on the radar mean?: Likely to happen, or be important in the near future or tending to attract attention.

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