go to press

idiom

: to be sent to a printer to be printed
The story is going to press.

Examples of go to press in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As this newsletter was preparing to go to press, there were reports Germany was also considering a ban. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023 The pages go to press early Saturday morning. Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 As this essay was set to go to press, news reports suggest Italy is set to outdo everyone by offering Ukraine both Pzh-2000s and M-109s. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022 Our publishing department is working overtime to make sure that this magazine can always go to press, but NR has had to adapt by cutting a few pages out of our print issues in order to make our paper supplies stretch. Nr Editors, National Review, 3 Mar. 2022 The exception: Because the paper will go to press earlier in the evening, final scores for Spurs and other nighttime sports events will not appear in the next morning’s paper. ExpressNews.com, 12 Jan. 2021

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“Go to press.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20to%20press. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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