talk out of turn
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Meaning · English
To speak at an inappropriate time or without being asked
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Nói vào lúc không phù hợp hoặc không được yêu cầu
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: speak from a different position
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Instead, it was minor but repeated acts of indiscipline, such as pupils talking out of turn or hindering the work of the class, which teachers found wearing.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “talk out of turn” mean?
To speak at an inappropriate time or without being asked Literally: speak from a different position
Is “talk out of turn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.