ほどなく

Japanese

Alternative spellings
程無く 程なく

Etymology

Adverbial form of ほどなし (hodo nashi, classical adjective).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほどなく [hòdóꜜ nàkù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) ほどなく [hòdó náꜜkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞do̞ na̠kɯ̟]

Adverb

ほどなく • (hodo naku) ^{←ほどなく (fodo naku)?}

1. without time in between; in an instant

Synonyms

• 間(ま)も無(な)く (ma mo naku)