racing certainty en · NOUN
Meanings
- A racehorse considered certain to win
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(broadly) Anything considered certain to happen; a sure thing
A second wave of Covid-19 now seems to be a racing certainty. And a gathering avalanche of numbers attests to an economic disaster that is probably already upon us.
2020 July 19, John Harris, “Now Britain stands at the crossroads. Will we choose dread or hope?”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| racing certainties | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
fatality · racing certainty · sure thing · fair bet · good bet · certitude · inevitability · banker · cert · cinch · safe bet · dead cert · sure bet · certainty