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stop press

noun

  1. news items inserted into a newspaper after the printing has been started
  2. the space regularly left blank for this
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

By screens of lighted windows, by equal gardens a shrill voice went crying, wailing: Evening Telegraph, stop press edition!

And also photographic views, ‘Sporting pars’ and ‘Stop-press News.’

"It's only a line or so in the stop-press," Jack warned her.

It is, miss, but sure they hadn't time to print the 'stop press' on it!!

"Stop press" is the latest news, usually printed on the back of the paper.

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