Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

down the line

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.34 in modern English

Syllables: down the -line
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Further along, in terms of time or progress.

Example Sentences

"They decided to save money by using the cheapest components available, but down the line they ran into problems with reliability."
"Southgate's side cast off the clouds of dread that have come over England in penalty shootouts in the past, a psychological lift that may yet help them further down the line."
"The person said one of the reasons the Chinese had been so pliant in development of a joint position on AI governance was that “playing nice” and acting as a “responsible partner” could help foster conversations about relaxation of US trade barriers later down the line."

Phrases

come online in the pipeline

Frequently Paired Words

come online in the pipeline

Synonyms

down the road down the track

Questions

What does down the line mean?: Further along, in terms of time or progress.

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