そろそろ – Vocabulary details

そろそろ

Adverb

Onomatopoeic

1. slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly

2. soon; momentarily; before long; any time now

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そろそろ寝ねないと。

I'd better get to bed soon.

そろそろ帰かえる時じ間かんよ。

It's almost time to go home.

そろそろ行いかないと遅おくれるよ。

If we don't leave soon, we'll be late.

眠ねむいのでそろそろ帰かえります。

I'm sleepy, so I'm leaving now.

そろそろ寝ねる時じ間かんじゃないの？

Isn't it about time you went to bed?

｢そろそろ髪かみ切きりたいな｣｢え、もう？｣

"I want to get a haircut soon." "Huh, already?"

もうそろそろ学がっ校こうへ行いく時じ間かんです。

It's about time to go to school.

もうそろそろ列れっ車しゃのつく頃ころだ。

It's about time for the train to arrive.

もうそろそろ腰こしを落おち着つけてもいいんじゃないの。

It's about time you settled down for good.

ケン、もうそろそろ寝ねてもいい頃ころですよ。

It's high time you went to bed, Ken.

そろそろテーブルを片かたづけ始はじめてよい時じ間かんだよ。

It's about time you set about cleaning the table.

そろそろこの会かい議ぎを終おえなくてはならない時じ刻こくだと思おもいます。

I think it's time to wind up this meeting.

母はははそろそろ夕ゆう食しょくの支し度たくをする時じ間かんですよと言いった。

Mother mentioned that it was about time to prepare supper.

秋あきも近ちかいね。そろそろ涼すずしくなってくる頃ころだよ。

Autumn is just around the corner. It's about time the weather started cooling off.

三さん年ねん間かん日にっ記きをつけ続つづけたんだけど、もうそろそろやめようかな。

I've been keeping a diary for three years, but I'm thinking it's probably time for me to stop.

私わたしは長なが年ねん議ぎ長ちょうを務つとめてきたので、もうそろそろ引いん退たいしようかと思おもっている。

I've spent so many years as chairman that I feel it's time I stepped down.

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