Meaning of over the transom | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Of a work submitted for publication, unsolicited.
   idiomatic
2. Meeting a deadline by delivery after the day of the deadline but before opening of business the following business day.
   idiomatic

Examples

“All the over-the-transom articles are handled by our interns.”

“Only one piece that came in over the transom appears in this issue.”

“They worked into the night and sent an associate to make an over-the-transom filing.”

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