stop the presses

verb

stop the presses

verb

Etymology Originally referred to delaying the printing of a newspaper in order to change its content to accommodate the inclusion of late-breaking news.

1

Idiomatic An exclamation used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.

Related terms
hold the phone, stop press

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