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JLPT N4 · Adverb

そろそろ (sorosoro)

そろそろ is a Japanese adverb meaning “soon; before long”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
そろそろ
Romaji
sorosoro
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. soon; before long; any time now; momentarily · adverb, adverb (taking と) · onomatopoeia / mimetic
  2. slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly · adverb, adverb (taking と) · onomatopoeia / mimetic
  3. already; about time · adverb, adverb (taking と) · onomatopoeia / mimetic · used exhortatively or to express impatience

Example sentences

そろそろ寝る時間だぞ。
It's time you went to bed.
Tatoeba #204450

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1345605 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.