Phrase guide

that ship has sailed

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

That opportunity has already passed; it is too late to do anything about it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: that train has left the station

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: գնացքը գնացել է (gnacʻkʻə gnacʻel ē) — that opportunity has passed
  • Bulgarian: влакът замина (vlakǎt zamina) — that opportunity has passed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 時不再來 /时不再来 — that opportunity has passed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大勢已去 /大势已去 (dàshìyǐqù) — that opportunity has passed
  • Danish: det tog er kørt — that opportunity has passed
  • Dutch: dat is een gepasseerd station — that opportunity has passed
  • Finnish: se juna meni jo — that opportunity has passed
  • French: c'est trop tard — that opportunity has passed
  • German: dieser Zug ist abgefahren — that opportunity has passed
  • Hungarian: ez a vonat elment (már) — that opportunity has passed
  • Hungarian: ez a hajó elment (már) — that opportunity has passed
  • Hungarian: ez a hajó elúszott (már) — that opportunity has passed
  • Italian: hai perso il treno — that opportunity has passed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: det toget er kjørt — that opportunity has passed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: det løpet er kjørt — that opportunity has passed
  • Polish: pociąg już odjechał ze stacji — that opportunity has passed
  • Portuguese: a fila anda — that opportunity has passed
  • Romanian: trece baba cu colacii — that opportunity has passed
  • Russian: поздно пить боржоми (pozdno pitʹ boržomi) — that opportunity has passed
  • Spanish: ese barco ya zarpó — that opportunity has passed
  • Spanish: se te fue el tren — that opportunity has passed