on the bubble

English - English

Definition of on the bubble in English English dictionary

Holding the last qualifying position with qualification still in progress, and thus liable to lose that position

Smith was on the bubble but lost out when Jones was faster by a tenth of a second.

Having qualification for an event depend on the upcoming performances of other competitors

The Knights had been on the bubble for the tournament, but played their way in by winning their last five games.

Uncertain of success

The new bond issue now appears to be on the bubble, with support eroding.

Hyphenation

on the bub·ble

Turkish pronunciation

ôn dhi bʌbıl

Pronunciation

/ˈôn ᴛʜē ˈbəbəl/ /ˈɔːn ðiː ˈbʌbəl/

Videos

... done not in the drill-and-kill or fill-in-the-bubble type of test that we have in many schools ...

... we chewed bubble gum in the video. ...