1.right around the corner – már közeleg/pikk pakk itt van
something is going to happen soon and you’re looking forward to it
2.coming up – közeleg
come near (a date); sg is fast approaching
3.it’ll be here before you know it – Mielőtt észrevennéd, már itt is lesz!
you refer to something you really anticipate/you’re looking for
4.sg is upon us// sg is on the horizon – nyakunkon van, közeleg//kilátásban van, láthatáron van
something is going to happen soon but we don’t know when it will happen exactly
5.sg is in the cards – benne van a pakliban
something is likely to happen in the future
source: SUPER USEFUL PHRASES, Build Your Vocabulary, Ways to Say “Happening Soon”, Interactive English, Youtube; Cambridge Dictionary
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- Big things are o…., my son.
- Our holiday’s just a…. .
- ‘Do you think they’ll get married next year?’ ‘I think it’s i…. .’
- Your final exams are c…. .
- We have to sleep a lot till Christmas. Oh, no, it w….!
keys/megoldások:
1.on horizon for you; 2. around the corner; 3. in the cards; 4. coming up; 5. will be here before you know it
Vocabulary
| to look forward to | alig várni, hogy valami megtörténjen |
| to approach | közeledni |
| to anticipate | remélni, hogy valami meg fog történni |
| to look for | várni |
| exactly | pontosan |
| to be likely to | valószínűleg történni fog |
