# third time's a charm

Pronunciation: US say "THURD TYMZ uh CHAHRM" /ˌθɝd ˌtaɪmz ə ˈt͡ʃɑɹm/; UK say "THURD TYMZ uh CHAHM" /ˌθɜːd ˌtaɪmz ə ˈt͡ʃɑːm/

## Idiom

1. A third attempt is bound to succeed, even when the first two have ended in failure.
   - Simple: People often succeed on the third try, even after failing the first two times.
   - _After two rejected drafts, he submitted his manuscript again, telling himself third time's a charm._
   - _The launch had been scrubbed twice, but the flight director reminded the team that third time's a charm._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/third-time-s-a-charm (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).