to be named later

English

Etymology

From the common use of the expression in U.S. newspaper reports of trades of professional sports players between teams, especially in baseball.

Phrase

to be named later

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be,‎ name,‎ later.
  2. Something of very uncertain value.
  3. Something of very low value.

Quotations
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:to be named later.

Derived terms
  • PTBNL (player to be named later)
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