How to Pronounce "known it was coming"
expression
NOHN-it-wuhz-KUHM-ing
NOWN-it-WOZ-KUM-ing
Definition
This expression means you expected or predicted that something would happen, often something negative or inevitable.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnoʊn/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt/ /ˈwɑz/, /wəz/ /ˈkəmɪŋ
British English
nˈəʊn/ /ˈɪt/ /wˈɒz/ /kˈʌmɪŋ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NOHN-it-wuhz-KUHM-ing
UK
NOWN-it-WOZ-KUM-ing
Listen in Context
She known it was coming when she saw the dark clouds.
I known it was coming, so I wasn't surprised when he quit.
They known it was coming for weeks because of the warnings.
Honestly, I had known it was coming ever since he started acting differently.