How to Pronounce "your days are numbered"
expression
YOR / YUR DAYZ AR / ER NUM-berd
YAW DAYZ AIR NUM-buhd
Definition
This expression is used to say that someone or something will not continue for much longer, often as a warning or a sign that the end is near.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈdeɪz/ /ˈɑɹ/, /ɝ/ /ˈnəmbɝd
British English
jˈɔː/ /dˈeɪz/ /ɛə/ /nˈʌmbəd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
YOR / YUR DAYZ AR / ER NUM-berd
UK
YAW DAYZ AIR NUM-buhd
Listen in Context
If you keep being late, your days are numbered at this job.
The old computer is so slow; its days are numbered.
The shop is closing soon. Its days are numbered.
That villain knows his days are numbered after what he did.