verb phrase · neutral
go on sale
UK/ɡəʊ ɒn seɪl/US/ɡoʊ ɑn seɪl/go·ON·SALE
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to become available for purchase; often used when an item is released or discounted
Examples
“The new smartphone will go on sale next month.”
“All winter coats go on sale after Christmas.”
“Tickets go on sale at 9am tomorrow; buy quickly.”
Band 8 sentence
“The limited-edition headphones will go on sale worldwide at midnight, so many fans are planning to queue online.”
Collocations
- go on sale / be on sale
- put on sale
Word family
sale nounon sale adjective phrase
Common mistakes
open on sale→go on sale
go to sale→go on sale
Say it for a higher band
5be on sale→6put on sale→7+go on sale
Synonyms
be released
Easily confused
be on sale
“These shoes are on sale this weekend.”
be released
“The new album will be released in June.”
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