Definition

1. Phrase:
   • Up to this point, until now: Indicates a time frame extending from some point in the past up to the present moment.
   • It's time (for something to happen): Indicates that the scheduled or appropriate time for an event or action has arrived.

Usage Examples

• As "up to now":

  • Đến giờ tôi vẫn chưa hiểu. (Up to now, I still don't understand.)
  • Đến giờ anh ấy vẫn chưa đến. (He still hasn't arrived yet.)

• As "it's time":

  • Đến giờ ăn trưa rồi. (It's time for lunch.)
  • Đến giờ chúng ta phải bắt đầu cuộc họp. (It's time for us to start the meeting.)

Advanced Usage

• "Từ trước đến giờ": From before until now; all along, always (up to this point).

  • Từ trước đến giờ anh ấy luôn đáng tin cậy. (He has always been reliable up to now.)

• "Cho đến giờ" / "Cho tới giờ": Up until now; synonyms for "đến giờ" in the temporal sense.

  • Cho đến giờ, mọi việc vẫn ổn. (Up until now, everything has been fine.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đến lúc (Phrase): Similar to "đến giờ" meaning "it's time," but can imply a more significant or opportune moment.

  • Đã đến lúc phải thay đổi. (It's time for a change.)

• Đúng giờ (Adjective/Adverb): On time, punctual.

  • Cô ấy luôn đến đúng giờ. (She always arrives on time.)

Synonyms

• Cho đến nay / Cho tới nay: Up to now, until now (more formal/literary).
• Đã tới lúc: It's time (emphasizing that the moment has come).

Related Phrases

• Đến giờ chót: At the last minute, at the eleventh hour.

  • Anh ấy nộp bài đến giờ chót. (He submitted his assignment at the last minute.)

• Đến giờ G: At zero hour; at the appointed, critical time (often for an event or operation).

  • Mọi người đã sẵn sàng đến giờ G. (Everyone was ready at zero hour.)

Idioms

• "Đến giờ mới...": Only now (does something happen, often implying lateness or a delayed realization).
  • Đến giờ anh mới nói? (You're only saying that now?)

1. Up to now, hitherto
   • Từ trước đến giờ
     From before up to now
2. It's time
   • Đã đến giờ lên đường
     It's time to set out
   • Đến giờ nghỉ rồi
     It's time to have a break