вот-во́т
fairly common #2564
- 1.
any minute now, just about to, on the point of
По́езд вот-во́т отойдёт.
The train is about to leave any minute.
Usually with a future-tense verb: он вот-вот придёт.
- 2.
exactly, that's just it, quite so
Вот-во́т, я тебе́ то же са́мое говори́л.
Exactly, that's what I was telling you.
As a reply, confirming what the other person said.
Examples
Зда́ния ста́рые и вот-вот разва́лятся.
The buildings are old and about to collapse.
Строи́тельство больни́цы вот-вот зако́нчится.
The construction of the hospital is about to end.
Всё вот-вот изме́нится.
Things are about to change.
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
TonyUK edited translation 3 years ago.
Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.
