Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

that train has left the station

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: that -train has left- the s-ta-tion
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

That opportunity has already passed; that cannot be undone.

Example Sentences

"The expression "You've missed the boat" was replaced by "That train has left the station" and will one day be replaced by "That space shuttle has already started the countdown"."
"Mr. Chairman, we can't prohibit borrowing by the federal government. That train has already left the station. We're too deep in debt not to borrow."
""This is like the Jewish United Way," Rabbi Latz said, " . . . You can't stop the Jews, or certainly the rest of humanity, from doing good. That train has left the station.""
"“The enormous momentum generated by the business and investment community to address climate change cannot be reversed and cannot be ignored by the Trump administration,” he said. “That train has left the station and to stand in its way is folly.”"
"Kevin Sabet […] said he doesn’t think Canada should legalize pot at all but if that train has left the station, Canada at the very least needs to slow it down."

Inflected Forms

that train has already left the station (alternative)

Phrases

genie is out of the bottle miss the boat

Frequently Paired Words

genie is out of the bottle miss the boat

Synonyms

that ship has sailed

Questions

What does that train has left the station mean?: That opportunity has already passed; that cannot be undone.

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