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speak too soon

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables
speak -too -soon
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To say something that is then contradicted by events, normally in an unwelcome way.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

speaks too soon (present, singular) speaking too soon (participle, present) spoke too soon (past) spoken too soon (participle, past)

Questions

What does speak too soon mean?
To say something that is then contradicted by events, normally in an unwelcome way.

How to pronounce speak too soon

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