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Expressing "when the time comes" with "到时候"
- 现在 不 好好 准备 考试，到时候 肯定 考 不好。
- If you don't prepare well, then you won't do it well in the exam.
- 我 要 学 唱 中文 的 生日快乐 歌，到时候 唱 给 你们 听。
- I want to learn the Chinese song "Happy Birthday." I'll sing for you guys when the time comes.
- 你 先 自己 试 一 试，到时候 我 再 教 你。
- You can give it a try first. I will teach you when the time comes.
- 到时候 见。
- See you then.
- 到时候 看 吧。
- Let's see what we can do later.
- 到时候 再 说 吧。
- We will talk about that later when the time comes.
到时候 (dào shíhou) basically means the same thing as "when the times comes." Usually "when the time comes" is pointing to a specific event in the future.
General use of "到时候"
Structure
Usually this grammar pattern starts with a statement to set things up (A), then the things that happens in the future is stated (B) after the 到时候.
……，到时候 + ……
Examples
- 现在 不 好好 准备 考试，到时候 肯定 考 不好。
- If you don't prepare well, then you won't do it well in the exam.
- 我 要 学 唱 中文 的 生日快乐 歌，到时候 唱 给 你们 听。
- I want to learn the Chinese song "Happy Birthday." I'll sing for you guys when the time comes.
- 你 先 自己 试 一 试，到时候 我 再 教 你。
- You can give it a try first. I will teach you when the time comes.
Commonly used expressions with 到时候
Examples
- 到时候 见。
- See you then.
- 到时候 看 吧。
- Let's see what we can do later.
- 到时候 再 说 吧。
- We will talk about that later when the time comes.