failing that
English
Alternative forms
- failing this
Etymology
A nominative absolute; "if that is failing/missing".
Adverb
failing that
- if that condition is not met, otherwise, or else
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Further reading
- “failing that”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “failing that”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “failing that this” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- failing at Macmillan
- failing at Cambridge Dictionary
- failing at Oxford Learner's Dictionaries