Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

without a hitch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: with-out a hitch
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Of an event or process, without any problems.

Informal

prep_phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see without, hitch.

Example Sentences

"So far Mr. Martindale's journey had been without a hitch"
"Thanks to the previous experience of the chief performers, to careful preparation and rehearsal, and to perfect weather conditions, they watched in breath-bated silence the spectacle of the huge bulk moving without a hitch into position over the temporary pier caps on which it settled as water ballast was admitted to the pontoons."
"Lima beans blend into recipes without a hitch."
"The truck he'd bought was without a hitch."

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does without a hitch mean?: Of an event or process, without any problems.

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