Meanings
adjectivecast in concrete (not comparable)
- idiomaticnot comparablepostpositionalsolidly established, very difficult to alter
The roadmap, he asserted, was a "guide," a starting point. It was not cast in concrete and not likely to be the ultimate solution.
2003, F. Stephen Larrabee, The Middle East in the Shadow of Afghanistan and Iraq, Rand Corporation, page 7
Translations
Dutch in beton gegoten
- in beton gegotensolidly established
French gravé dans le marbre
- gravé dans le marbresolidly established
Cite this entry
APA
cast in concrete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20in%20concrete
MLA
“cast in concrete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20in%20concrete. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cast in concrete,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20in%20concrete.
Source: cast in concrete on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.