chances are

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  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Adverb

chances are (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) It is likely that, it is probable that
    If you leave before 7, chances are you'll miss the traffic.
    • 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.

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