nay mai
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Definition
- Adverb:
- In the near future; soon; before long: Refers to a time that is very close to the present, often implying an event will happen within the next few days or a very short period from now. It conveys a sense of immediacy and proximity in time.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Nay mai sẽ ra đi nước ngoài công tác. (I will be going abroad on business in the near future.)
- Nay mai sẽ đi du lịch. (We will go traveling soon.)
- Công việc nay mai là xong. (The work will be finished before long.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase can be used to express anticipation or planning for something imminent, often without a precise date.
- Hãy chuẩn bị tinh thần, nay mai sẽ có quyết định chính thức. (Be prepared, an official decision will come soon.)
Variants and Related Phrases
Nay đây mai đó: To be here today, gone tomorrow; to have no fixed abode; to lead a nomadic life or to move around frequently.
- Cuộc sống của anh ấy nay đây mai đó. (His life is nomadic; he's here today, gone tomorrow.)
Nay lần mai lữa: To delay repeatedly; to procrastinate; to postpone from one delay to another.
- Đừng nay lần mai lữa, hãy làm ngay đi. (Don't keep procrastinating; do it right away.)
Synonyms
- Soon: In or after a short time.
- Shortly: In a short time; before long.
- In the coming days: During the days immediately ahead.
Related Idioms
- Nay đợi mai chờ: To wait from one day to the next; to be in a state of prolonged waiting.
- Cứ nay đợi mai chờ mà chẳng thấy tin tức gì. (We keep waiting day after day but hear no news.)
- In the near future
- Nay mai sẽ ra đi nước ngoài công tácTo be going abroad on business in the near future