How to Pronounce "valley of death"
expression
VAL-ee uhv DETH
VAL-ee ov DETH
Definition
A dangerous or critical place, time, or situation where survival is unlikely, often used to describe a stage where many new businesses or projects fail.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈvæɫi/ /ˈəv/ /ˈdɛθ
British English
vˈæli/ /ˈɒv/ /dˈɛθ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
VAL-ee uhv DETH
UK
VAL-ee ov DETH
Listen in Context
Many startups fail in the valley of death.
The team must cross the valley of death to succeed.
Surviving the valley of death is very hard for new companies.
A lot of great ideas never make it out of the valley of death.