an accident waiting to happen

an ac·ci·dent wait·ing to hap·pen

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh n ak-si-duh nt wey-ting too hap-uh n]
- /ən ˈæk sɪ dənt ˈweɪ tɪŋ tu ˈhæp ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh n ak-si-duh nt wey-ting too hap-uh n]
- /ən ˈæk sɪ dənt ˈweɪ tɪŋ tu ˈhæp ən/

Definition of an accident waiting to happen words

phrase an accident waiting to happen If you describe something or someone as an accident waiting to happen, you mean that they are likely to be a cause of danger in the future, for example because they are in poor condition or behave in an unpredictable way. 3

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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