stop the presses
English edit
Etymology edit
Originally referred to delaying the printing of a newspaper in order to change its content to accommodate the inclusion of late-breaking news.
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
stop the presses (third-person singular simple present stops the presses, present participle stopping the presses, simple past and past participle stopped the presses)
- (idiomatic) An exclamation used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.
Translations edit
imperative
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