adverb#375 by frequency
bald
/balt/
soon; almost
Meanings
- 1
soon — near in time
Wird sie bald hier sein?
Will she be here soon?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Er kommt doch bald, oder?
He's coming soon, isn't he?
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
almost — of a changing value that is predicted to reach said number soon
Wir sind bald mit unserer Arbeit fertig.
We have almost finished our work.
Tatoeba · Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
now ..., now ...; sometimes ..., sometimes .. — indicates a rapid alternation of statesrare