Words / B1

nok-ON/ˌnɒk ˈɒn/

Knock-on as an adjective describes further effects after a first event: a knock-on effect on rotas. Knock on as two words is the verb (knock on the door). Consequence is a close noun twin. Hyphen the adjective. Rail strikes: knock-on effect on hospital rotas.

Meaning

Causing further effects after the first event (a knock-on effect).

Examples

• “The rail strike had a knock-on effect on hospital rotas.”
• “A late bus has a knock-on effect on the first lesson, which is the school sense.”

Good to know

a knock-on effect (hyphen). Verb without hyphen: knock on the door. Close noun: a consequence. Transport / NHS rotas.

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