間(ま)もなく

まもなく

adverb

soon, shortly

1. soon, shortly, before long

Indicates something will happen in a short time.

電車(でんしゃ)が間(ま)もなく到着(とうちゃく)します。

The train will arrive shortly.

Common station announcement

間(ま)もなく始(はじ)まります。

It will begin shortly.

間(ま)もなく春(はる)が来(く)る。

Spring will come soon.

間(ま)もなく means "soon" or "shortly"—more formal than もうすぐ.

Similar words

間(ま)もなく: soon, shortly (formal)
もうすぐ: soon (casual)
すぐ: immediately, right away
そのうち: before long, sometime (vague)

Usage

Often heard in public announcements:

間(ま)もなく電車(でんしゃ)が参(まい)ります (The train will arrive shortly)
間(ま)もなく開演(かいえん)です (The show will begin shortly)

Etymology

Literally "without interval" (間(ま) = interval + もなく = without).

Related Words

Synonym: もうすぐ (soon (casual))

Compare: すぐ (immediately, right away)

Compare: そのうち (before long, sometime)

Compare: 近(ちか)いうちに (in the near future, before long)

Compare: もうそろそろ (pretty soon)

Compare: 近日中(きんじつちゅう) (in the near future)

Compare: そろそろ (soon)

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Added 2026.1.11 21:46 · Revised 2026.10.2 22:24

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