# needless to say

Pronunciation: say "need-luhs tuh SAY" US /ˌnidləs tə ˈseɪ/, UK /ˌniːdləs tə ˈseɪ/; AUS say "NEED-luhs tuh SAY"

## Idiom

1. Clearly; obviously, used to introduce a point the speaker expects everyone already to accept.
   - Simple: Used to say something is so clear it hardly needs saying.
   - _Needless to say, the launch was delayed again once the tests failed._
   - _The team had trained for months and, needless to say, they were furious at the decision._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/needless-to-say (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).