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# How to pronounce "round robin" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ræʊndrɒbɪn/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **roun·dro·bin**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "round robin" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "generally sell non-perishable goods. We believe they're selling illicit tobacco. Just round robin, please. Just confirm everyone's in position ready to strike. Target acquired. Yeah, I'm intrigued again."
- **Watch at 1:51**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RxKwjNk_Sc&t=111s)

### Example 2
> "the matches and he was in the round robin and he was able to go to the finals uh but he had lost another match actually against in the round-robin against the japanese so i i think i had already gained enough of artistic being able to finish a match once i lost my match in college for the last two years i took on some of that artistic uh work and i think that he was already"
- **Watch at 26:34**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRzelZlKl7E&t=1594s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "would have two of them do get out at each point and they we know the ranks the ranks are stable they have a rank one two three four in the cage and everybody does a round robin ones versus twos ones versus threes twoos versus yeah they well they they do round robin in this reward competition task they're food deprived you know and we we present rewards what's the what happens and so"
- **Watch at 107:43**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0Sdgn0_kFM&t=6463s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "And he runs a round robin tournament."
- **Watch at 45:59**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0Oa4Lp5fLE&t=2759s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "And that round robin tournament, that computer simulation, Axelrod asking all his buddies to tell him what strategy would you use, run them against each other,"
- **Watch at 50:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0Oa4Lp5fLE&t=3042s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "divided up round robin style among all the group members. So they each have a non-over overlapping subset of their results. Um and this could be useful for"
- **Watch at 18:20**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbZZ3rB9mz8&t=1100s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "We also use a round robin queue. We put all the orders into that queue. So we just go through that queue in a very simple round robin fashion and the"
- **Watch at 41:45**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIgIhRh1OaM&t=2505s)

### Example 8
> "the person and they do these round robin but you forget to coordinate so everybody asks the same questions or"
- **Watch at 12:55**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQMEhtM8FuY&t=775s)

### Example 9
> "- That's what the million should be. We should have a tournament or a round robin thing where it's like the million goes to the most exciting man. - Yeah. - Who took the most risks."
- **Watch at 126:28**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7aiEwp1x9k&t=7588s)

### Example 10
> "belief down a little bit you saw it in him the spirit was a little bit gone when you were facing yeah but then he came back and he won you know rest of the matches and he was in the round robin and he was able to go to the finals uh but he had lost another match actually against in the round-robin against the japanese so i i think i had already gained enough of artistic"
- **Watch at 26:26**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRzelZlKl7E&t=1586s)


## How to Pronounce "round robin"

- **Syllables**: roun · dro · bin
- **IPA**: `/ræʊndrɒbɪn/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[beat around the bush](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/beat-around-the-bush), [skirt the issue](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/skirt-the-issue), [mince words](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/mince-words), [equivocate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/equivocate), [dodge the question](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/dodge-the-question), [dance around](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/dance-around), [round](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/round), [robin](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/robin)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “round robin”?
“round robin” is pronounced /ræʊndrɒbɪn/ (roun · dro · bin). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “round robin”?
“round robin” has 3 syllables: roun · dro · bin.

### How can I hear “round robin” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “round robin” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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