gotten a word in edgewise
Spoke amid interruptions
To have gotten a word in edgewise is to have managed to say something during a conversation dominated by others.
The phrase almost always appears in the negative: I couldn't get a word in edgewise.
The image is of squeezing words through a narrow gap in someone else's continuous speech.
- turn-takingAlternating speaker roles
- wait your turnDefer to those ahead
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- chatterboxOne who talks incessantly
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
politeness · hold your tongue · social cues · body language · assertive communication · assertiveness · bite your tongue · butt in · long-winded · verbal cues · active listening · get a word in · speak up · group dynamics · steamroll · talkative · empathy · conflict management
gotten a word in edgewisetalked someone's ear off
Spoke exhaustingly to another
filibustered · held forth · speechified · pontificated · lectured
getting, worded, wording, wordless, edgiest, unwise, likewise, otherwise, sidewise