Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one of these days

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.43 in modern English

Syllables: one of the-se -days
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

One day, some day (especially in warning of a negative consequence).

Example Sentences

"One of these days, he won't be so lucky."
"We'll be seeing you one of these days, I expect."

Phrases

one of those days

Frequently Paired Words

one of those days

Synonyms

someday

Questions

What does one of these days mean?: One day, some day (especially in warning of a negative consequence).

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