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
Ese	AY-sə	Frisian
Tarik	-	Turkish
Konrad	KAWN-raht (German, Polish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Slovene
Caitlyn	KAYT-lin	English (Modern)
Christa	KRIS-tah (German), KRIS-tə (English)	German, Danish, English
Tuttle	['tʌtl]