Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stop the presses

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
stop the -press-es
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

An exclamation used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.

Etymology

Originally referred to delaying the printing of a newspaper in order to change its content to accommodate the inclusion of late-breaking news.

Inflected Forms

stops the presses (present, singular) stopping the presses (participle, present) stopped the presses (participle, past) stopped the presses (past)

Phrases

hold the phone stop press

Frequently Paired Words

hold the phone stop press

Questions

What does stop the presses mean?
An exclamation used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.
Where does stop the presses come from?
Originally referred to delaying the printing of a newspaper in order to change its content to accommodate the inclusion of late-breaking news.

How to pronounce stop the presses

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