Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the shape of things to come

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: the shape of things -to -come
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

That is trendsetting and foreshadowing; pointing the way ahead.

Example Sentences

"The Rohingya crisis is not an isolated tragedy – it’s the shape of things to come [title]"
"Few appreciated it at the time but with 40 years’ hindsight, Steven Lisberger’s sci-fi adventure Tron was the shape of things to come: in cinema, in real life, and in virtual life."

Etymology

From the novel The Shape of Things to Come by H. G. Wells (1933).

Questions

What does the shape of things to come mean?: That is trendsetting and foreshadowing; pointing the way ahead.
Where does the shape of things to come come from?: From the novel The Shape of Things to Come by H. G. Wells (1933).

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