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
Loviatar	-	Finnish Mythology
Yukiko	yoo-kee-ko	Japanese
RÍAn	-	Irish
Arrigo	ahr-REE-go	Italian
Islwyn	-	Welsh
Feofan	-	Russian (Archaic)