in with a chance
Has some hope
In with a chance means having a reasonable possibility of success or winning: She's in with a chance of getting the promotion, If we score early, we're in with a chance.
The phrase implies the outcome isn't certain but the prospect is real enough to matter.
More common in British than American English.
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- possibilityState of being achievable
- hopefulnessExpectation of positive outcomes
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- long oddsUnfavorable probability ratio
opportunity · feasibility · potential · aspiration · expectation · runner · longshot · contender · in the running · in contention · anticipation · opening · attempt · prospect · confidence · contest · belief · challenge
possibility of success
in with a chanceno chance
Emphatic refusal of possibility
out of the running · hopeless · lost cause · doomed · written off