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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.