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そろっと Japanese meaning | Kotomora

そろっと

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ろ

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と

Meanings

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adverb

soon; before long; any time now

onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Niigata dialect equivalent of standard そろそろ. Used to indicate that something is about to happen or that it is time to start doing something.

See also: そろそろ

そろっと出でかけようか。
Shall we get going soon?
バスがそろっと来くるはずだ。
The bus should be here any time now.

Written forms

ソロっと
Katakana variant sometimes used for emphasis or stylistic effect.
ソロッと
Katakana variant with a small-tsu; less common but attested.

Similar words

そろそろ
Standard Japanese equivalent with the same meaning. そろっと is a dialectal variant used mainly in Niigata.

Etymology

Dialectal variant of the mimetic adverb そろそろ, with the final mora changed to っと for emphasis or regional phonetic preference. The exact origin is uncertain.