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What does そろそろ (sorosoro) mean?

そろそろ means soon, about time to; slowly, gradually.

Quick facts
Readingそろそろ
Romajisorosoro
Part of speechadverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
そろそろ
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsorosoro

soon, about time to; slowly, gradually

  1. 1adverb · adv-to soon; before long; any time now
  2. 2adverb · adv-to slowly; quietly; steadily
  3. 3adverb · adv-to already; about time

Example sentences

  • Shall we head home soon?

  • It's about time for the train to arrive.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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