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
Bale	[beil]
DagrÚN	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Rani (1)	-	Indian, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi
Charlot	shar-LO	French
Vernon	VUR-nən	English
Ji-Hoon	jee-hoon	Korean