that ship has sailed
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
phrase
That opportunity has already passed; it is too late to do anything about it.
Example Sentences
- "Let me make it plain that I am not urging a return to fixed rates. That ship has sailed. The example, however, should serve to make us cautious when taking other fundamental steps in the future. That brings me to a subject of more current interest in the deregulation debate, the establishment of a national market system."
- "The point is I… I don't need this right now, OK. It, it's too late, I'm with somebody else, I'm happy. This ship has sailed."
- "It’s a comedy-drama called Three Weeks; we’re shooting this autumn and it’s my directorial debut, which is exciting. It’s about a woman coming to terms with the fact that she doesn’t want to be a mother. She’s in her 30s, realising the truth of watching that ship sail as a choice."