stop the presses

stop the presses

English

Etymology

Originally referred to delaying the printing of a newspaper in order to change its content to accommodate the inclusion of late-breaking news.

Pronunciation

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Verb

stop the presses

1. (idiomatic) An imperative form used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.

Translations

imperative

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Danish: stop trykpressen Finnish: pysäyttää painokoneet

Portuguese: parem as máquinas Spanish: paren las rotativas Swedish: stoppa pressarna

See also

• hold the phone
• stop press