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missing the boat

missing the boat is the present participle and gerund of miss the boat.

Meaning of miss the boat

Verb

miss the boat (third-person singular simple present misses the boat, present participle missing the boat, simple past and past participle missed the boat)

  1. (intransitive) To fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.
    • The price discount ended yesterday and I just missed the boat on a great deal.

Questions about missing the boat

What is missing the boat the present participle and gerund of?
Missing the boat is the present participle and gerund of miss the boat.

Words near missing the boat in the dictionary

  1. missing piece
  2. missing someone's point
  3. missing stair
  4. missing stairs
  5. missing stays
  6. missing the boat
  7. missing the bus
  8. missing the forest for the trees
  9. missing the mark
  10. missing the memo
  11. missing the point

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