How to Pronounce "get off to sleep"
expression
GET (or GIT) AWF TOO (or tuh, or ti) SLEEP
get OFF too SLEEP
Definition
To finally start sleeping after lying in bed; to fall asleep, especially when it takes effort or time.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/ /ˈɔf/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈsɫip
British English
ɡˈɛt/ /ˈɒf/ /tˈuː/ /slˈiːp
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GET (or GIT) AWF TOO (or tuh, or ti) SLEEP
UK
get OFF too SLEEP
Listen in Context
It took me a long time to get off to sleep last night.
Children sometimes find it hard to get off to sleep.
I can't get off to sleep if it's too noisy.
Whenever I'm stressed, I struggle to get off to sleep.