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
Altansarnai	-	Mongolian
Comgan	-	Irish
Theudofrid	-	Ancient Germanic
Dawn	[dɔ:n]
ÁDÁM	AH-dahm	Hungarian
Carina (1)	kə-REEN-ə (English), kah-REE-nah (German)	English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Late Roman