adverbial N4 common casualpolitewritten

もうすぐ — soon

もうすぐ

Meaning

Key sentence

Spring is almost here.

Examples

The train will be here soon.
The exam is coming up soon, so I have to study.
The baby will be born any time now.

Easily confused with

すぐ すぐ = 'right away / immediately' (no delay once it starts); もうすぐ = 'soon / before long,' a short wait still ahead. もう もう = 'already' (the event has happened); もうすぐ = 'soon' (it is about to happen).

Notes

See もうすぐ in real sentences

Jengo shows もうすぐ the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.

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