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the switch in time that saved nine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
the switch in -time that saved -nine
IPA
48
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The decision of Justice Owen Roberts to join the majority opinion in the United States Supreme Court case West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, which some scholars believe prevented President Franklin D. Roosevelt from implementing a court-packing plan which would have raised the number of justices beyond nine.

American usage

Etymology

From a stitch in time saves nine.

Usage

Questions

What does the switch in time that saved nine mean?
The decision of Justice Owen Roberts to join the majority opinion in the United States Supreme Court case West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, which some scholars believe prevented President Franklin D. Roosevelt from implementing a court-packing plan which would have raised the number of justices beyond nine.
Where does the switch in time that saved nine come from?
From a stitch in time saves nine.

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