Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

standing room only

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables: stand-ing -room on-ly
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Of an event, venue, or public transportation, so full or so well attended that all the seats are occupied and the only available or remaining space is for people to stand.

Example Sentences

"Ever since Stourbridge-born Bellingham became huge news, fans turn out to cheer the local hero on the big screen inside the clubhouse whenever the Three Lions - who play a friendly with Australia on Friday followed by a Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy next Tuesday - are in action. "It was standing room only in here when he played for England at last year's World Cup," Andy Pountney, chairman of Stourbridge, tells BBC Sport."
"Here [at Grantham], the train has three minutes to reverse, during which time it is suddenly packed out with shoppers heading to Nottingham. It's standing room only for those who arrive last."

Synonyms

SRO

Questions

What does standing room only mean?: Of an event, venue, or public transportation, so full or so well attended that all the seats are occupied and the only available or remaining space is for people to stand.

How to pronounce standing room only

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