chances are

adverb

It is likely that, it is probable that

“If you leave before 7, chances are you'll miss the traffic.”

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Meanings

adverbchances are (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparableIt is likely that, it is probable that

    If you leave before 7, chances are you'll miss the traffic.

    1 more example

    2 August 2018', Ignatiy Vishnevetsky in AV Club, Disney goes back to the Hundred Acre Wood in the wistful Christopher Robin There are the inevitable life lessons about family and making time, plus a big speech in which Pooh serves as an unlikely guru of the importance of paid vacation days. Chances are you’ve seen seen this all before. But at least this time, you’re seeing it with Pooh.

Translations

French il est probable que
  • il est probable queit is probable that
German es ist wahrscheinlich
  • es ist wahrscheinlichit is probable that

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chances are

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Cite this entry
APA

chances are. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chances%20are

MLA

“chances are.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chances%20are. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chances are,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chances%20are.

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