adverbial N2 common writtenpolite
やがて — before long / eventually
やがて
Meaning
- before long / eventually / in time — as time naturally passes, something comes about
Key sentence
やがて春が来る。
Before long, spring will come.
Usage
Literary and writing-leaning. It describes the natural passage of time, not effort or a wait — common in narration.
Examples
子どもたちはやがて大人になる。
The children will eventually grow up.
騒ぎはやがて収まった。
The commotion died down in time.
Easily confused with
See やがて in real sentences
Jengo shows やがて the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled from published Japanese grammar references.