chances are

the likelihood is (followed by a clause stating what is likely). Chances are that she would have been late even if she had left on time.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Glyndwr	-	Welsh
Melvin	['melvin]
Cillian	-	Irish
Aretha	ə-REETH-ə	English
Pinchas	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Malinda	mə-LIN-də	English