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in a moment; in a little while; by-and-bye (helen_ar); at the edge of doing something (SergeyL); on the point (of); that's it!; that's right!; by and by (скоро); be about to (Moscowtran); around the corner (There always seems to be an apocalypse around the corner. – Люди все время ждут, что вот-вот настанет конец света. 4uzhoj); on the edge of (Virtual reality is on the edge of going mainstream 4uzhoj); any minute now (4uzhoj); about (Slawjanka); there you have it (= то-то и оно 4uzhoj); imminently (ValMerk); nearly time for someone to do something (кто-либо) сделает (что-либо linton); soon (You're Getting Married Soon... Now What? – Ты вот-вот поженишься. Дальше что будешь делать? amazon.com jodrey); be about to do smth. (Ying) | |||
just on the point of; any minute; just about | |||
before long | |||
used with the future tense of verbs just about to | |||
around the corner; to-be | |||
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that's it!; that's right! | |||
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imminent (требует замены конструкции ) |
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Advertising | 1 |
Aluminium industry | 2 |
American usage, not spelling | 52 |
Animation and animated films | 1 |
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Australian | 2 |
Bible | 1 |
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British usage, not spelling | 22 |
Business | 3 |
Cinematography | 1 |
Cliche / convention | 12 |
Computer networks | 1 |
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Contextual meaning | 8 |
Dialectal | 2 |
Diplomacy | 8 |
Disapproving | 2 |
Economy | 2 |
Electronics | 1 |
Emphatic | 6 |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | 3 |
Exclamation | 4 |
Figurative | 8 |
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General | 1195 |
Geology | 1 |
Humorous / Jocular | 6 |
Idiomatic | 62 |
Informal | 322 |
Internet | 1 |
Invective | 4 |
Irish | 1 |
Ironical | 5 |
Jargon | 1 |
Literally | 1 |
Literature | 7 |
Low register | 22 |
Makarov | 183 |
Mass media | 2 |
Mathematics | 7 |
Medical | 2 |
Military | 1 |
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Nonstandard | 18 |
Nuclear and fusion power | 1 |
Obsolete / dated | 15 |
Oil / petroleum | 1 |
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Programming | 2 |
Proverb | 46 |
Quotes and aphorisms | 5 |
Religion | 6 |
Rhetoric | 7 |
Rude | 5 |
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Scientific | 15 |
Scottish usage | 1 |
Slang | 93 |
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Vulgar | 4 |
Weapons of mass destruction | 1 |