Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ninth-inning

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: ninth-in-ning
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Happening in the ninth inning of a baseball game.

adj

Happening as late as possible, eleventh-hour.

Example Sentences

"1921. Kenneth D. Cassidy, "Teaching Truck Salesmanship", Michigan Manufacturer & Financial Record. The result has been that some truck manufacturers already have gone into bankruptcy, while many are making a ninth-inning attempt at re-organization in a desperate attempt to ward off failure."
"2011, November 11. Krystal Peak, "Zynga wants stock back, calls company meritocracy", Vator News. But we can chalk a lot of this ninth-inning scramble to the fact that Zynga issued 33 million in new stock for the 2010, which was just too much to offer out so early in the game."

Etymology

In baseball, the ninth inning is the last period of the game.

Inflected Forms

more ninth-inning (comparative) most ninth-inning (superlative)

Questions

What does ninth-inning mean?: Happening in the ninth inning of a baseball game.
Where does ninth-inning come from?: In baseball, the ninth inning is the last period of the game.

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