Tôt ou tard
Example: Tôt ou tard, tu comprendras la vérité.
Definition
"Tôt ou tard" is an adverbial phrase meaning 'sooner or later,' used to indicate that something will happen eventually or at an unspecified time in the future. For example, in the sentence 'Tôt ou tard, tu comprendras la vérité,' it suggests eventual understanding will occur.
Etymology
The phrase "tôt ou tard" comes from French, where "tôt" means 'early' and "tard" means 'late.' Combined with "ou" meaning 'or,' it literally translates to 'early or late,' which figuratively means 'sooner or later.' Did you know this simple pairing efficiently expresses inevitability in French?
Learn to use this word actively
"Tôt ou tard" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A2) - set 4", containing 115 commonly used words.
Would you like to not only understand these words, but also remember them and use them actively? Create a free account and select French as the language you want to learn.
Create a free account
