How to Pronounce "stop press"
expression
ˈstɑp/ /ˈpɹɛs
STOP-pres
stˈɒp/ /pɹˈɛs
STOP-pres
Definition
A message or section in a newspaper or broadcast that brings very recent, important news received just before printing or airing. Sometimes used in conversation to highlight breaking news.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈstɑp/ /ˈpɹɛs
British English
stˈɒp/ /pɹˈɛs
Simplified Pronunciation
US
STOP-pres
UK
STOP-pres
Listen in Context
Here is the stop press: the concert has been canceled.
The newspaper added a stop press to announce the accident.
They waited for the stop press before finishing the front page.
Stop press: There's free pizza in the cafeteria!