English Explanatory Dictionary

that ship has sailed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase

That opportunity has already passed; it is too late to do anything about it.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-that ship has sailed.wav

Word forms

that ship has sailed that ship has already sailed

Synonyms

that train has left the station

Related words

close the stable door after the horse has bolted cry over spilt milk there's no point crying over spilt milk genie is out of the bottle miss the boat water under the bridge

← that is to say
← that old dog won't hunt
← that one
← that said
← that ship has already sailed

that tears it →
that there →
that time of the month →
that tired feeling →
that train has already left the station →

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