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
Gabrielle	[.ga:bri'el]
Kondrat	KAWN-draht	Polish (Archaic)
Inocencio	ee-no-THEN-thyo (Spanish), ee-no-SEN-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Ozihel	-	Biblical Latin
Soma	SO-maw	Hungarian
Nedjeljko	NED-ye-lyko	Croatian