Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

around the corner

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables
around the -corner
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Imminent; very soon.

adj

Close, local, very near.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

round the corner (alternative)

Synonyms

imminent in the offing proximate around the corner at hand forthcoming impendent impending in the wind instant on the boil pending

Questions

What does around the corner mean?
Imminent; very soon.

How to pronounce around the corner

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