間もなく

まもなく · mamonaku · JLPT N2 · adverb

soon

⏳ 間 (ma, gap in time) + も無く (without even) = there is hardly any gap, so it is soon

Etymology: 間 means interval or gap, and も無く means without even. Together they mean there is barely any gap of time left before it happens. Pronounced mamonaku.

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