How to Pronounce "ships that pass in the night"
expression
SHIPS that PASS in the NIGHT
ships that PAHSS in the NIGHT
Definition
Used to describe two people who meet briefly and then go their separate ways, often never seeing each other again. Commonly suggests a sense of missed connection.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈʃɪps/ /ˈðæt/, /ðət/ /ˈpæs/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈnaɪt
British English
ʃˈɪps/ /ðˈæt/ /pˈɑːs/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /nˈaɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SHIPS that PASS in the NIGHT
UK
ships that PAHSS in the NIGHT
Listen in Context
They were like ships that pass in the night, meeting once before going separate ways.
Sometimes people are just ships that pass in the night.
We became ships that pass in the night after college.
Their brief romance ended and they were just ships that pass in the night.