Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

being late

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.25 in modern English

Syllables
be-ing late
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of be late

Questions

What does being late mean?
present participle and gerund of be late

How to pronounce being late

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