すれ違ちがいざま

expression

while passing each other

Describes an action that occurs at the moment two people or things pass by each other, often in opposite directions. The suffix ざま indicates the timing or occasion of the action.

See also: ざま

• すれ違ちがいざまに、彼かれは私わたしに微笑ほほえんだ。

  He smiled at me as we passed each other.

• すれ違ちがいざまに鞄かばんがぶつかった。

  Our bags bumped into each other as we passed.