stop the presses en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Originally referred to delaying the printing of a newspaper in order to change its content to accommodate the inclusion of late-breaking news.
Meanings
- (idiomatic) An exclamation used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stopping the presses | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stops the presses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| stopped the presses | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stopped the presses | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (5)
es paren las rotativas (imperative) · fi pysäyttää painokoneet (imperative) · da stop trykpressen (imperative) · sv stoppa pressarna (imperative) · pt parem as máquinas (imperative)