Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to be continued

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English

Syllables
to be -con-tin-ued
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used at the end of an episode of a serial publication or program to indicate that the story continues in the next episode.

phrase

Used to indicate that a story under discussion has not concluded, either in narration or in reality.

Colloquial

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What does to be continued mean?
Used at the end of an episode of a serial publication or program to indicate that the story continues in the next episode.

How to pronounce to be continued

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