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a knock-on effect
secondary consequence
A knock-on effect is an indirect result of an earlier event or change.
This vs that
The cancelled train had a knock-on effect on our plans.
There was travel disruption on the line.
Hear it in real life
Why are you staying another night?
The train strike had a knock-on effect on all my travel plans.
The cancelled flight had a knock-on effect on our hotel booking and airport transfer.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Knock-on effect' is the natural everyday phrase for consequences that spread from an earlier problem.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The delay had a knock effect on our plans.
Say: The delay had a knock-on effect on our plans.
Keep 'on' in the fixed expression.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
a knock-on effect on ___
The cancellation had a knock-on effect on our hotel booking.
A late delivery can have a knock-on effect on the whole day's schedule.
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Your turn: say it out loud
The delay had a knock-on effect on the rest of the trip.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a knock-on effect
secondary consequence
“The cancelled flight had a knock-on effect on our hotel booking and airport transfer.”
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