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Definition and Synonyms for そろそろ
1. | ただ今 | 近い将来に |
Soon | in the near future | |
Synonyms: | すぐ, どれ, もう, いずれ, やがて, そのうち, そろそろ, ただいま, ほどなく, まもなく, もうすぐ, いくばくもない, いくばくもなく, 不日, 今に, 今や, 今にも, 只今, 日ならず, 近々, 近い, 近く, 近いうちに, 追っかけ, 追っつく, 追っかける, 追っ付け, 遠からず, 間もない | |
2. | 立ち所に | いかなる時でも |
Momently | at any moment | |
Synonyms: | そろそろ, たちどころに, 今にも | |
3. | ゆっくり | 速度なしで |
Slowly | without speed | |
Synonyms: | のそり, やおら, ゆらり, ゆるり, ぐずぐず, じんわり, そろそろ, のそのそ, のっそり, のろのろ, もたもた, ゆっくり, ゆったり, ゆるゆる, ジワジワ, おもむろに, 寛緩, 徐々, 徐々に, 悠々, 緩徐, 遅々 | |
4. | そっと | ほとんど動き、または動揺がない状態 |
Quietly | with little or no activity or no agitation | |
Synonyms: | じっと, そっと, そろそろ | |
5. | しっとり | 柔らかい態度で |
Mildly | in a gentle manner | |
Synonyms: | そっと, そろり, のどか, やおら, しっとり, そろそろ, やんわり, おもむろに, 優しい, お手柔らか, お手柔らかに, 温和, 穏やか |
Sample Sentences for そろそろ
私たちは、これまでささいなことを話し合ってきた。そろそろ、本題に入るころだ。
We have been discussing minor matters; it's high time we began talking turkey.
もうそろそろ、あそこの店、半額セールやってるんじゃない?
Isn't there supposed to be a 50 percent off sale at that store any time now?
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