under the wire

un·der the wire

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der stressed th ee wahyuh r]
- /ˈʌn dər stressed ði waɪər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der stressed th ee wahyuh r]
- /ˈʌn dər stressed ði waɪər/

Definitions of under the wire words

noun under the wire a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application. 1
noun under the wire such pieces as a material. 1
noun under the wire a length of such material, consisting either of a single filament or of several filaments woven or twisted together and usually insulated with a dielectric material, used as a conductor of electricity. 1
noun under the wire a cross wire or a cross hair. 1
noun under the wire a barbed-wire fence. 1
noun under the wire a long wire or cable used in cable, telegraph, or telephone systems. 1

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Origin of under the wire

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English wir(e) (noun), Old English wīr; cognate with Low German wīr, Old Norse vīra- wire, Old High German wiara fine goldwork

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Parts of speech for Under the wire

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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under the wire popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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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Synonyms for under the wire

adv under the wire

at the last minute — almost too late
in the nick of time — a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.

adj under the wire

conscionable — acceptable to one's conscience
in good time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
punctual — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.

noun under the wire

last minute — the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
last-minute — the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.

All 7 Synonyms of under the wire

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