d'ici peu

/di.si pø/

adverb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. shortly, soon

    • Le train arrivera d'ici peu.

      The train will arrive shortly.

Similar words

sous peu

"d'ici peu" and "sous peu" are close synonyms for "shortly," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

alsbald

alsbald is the German word for the same thing — both mean "shortly, soon."

Practice

1 What does d'ici peu mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le train arrivera d'ici ___.

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