tantôt

== French == === Etymology === From tant +‎ tôt. === Pronunciation === (Belgium, France) IPA(key): /tɑ̃.to/ === Adverb === tantôt soon, shortly (used with the present tense) sometimes (when doubled or multipled, suggesting contrasting possibilities each as likely to happen or happening as frequently as the others) this afternoon (dated or Quebec, Belgium, Normandy) within a short time of now, either earlier or later ==== Synonyms ==== (sometimes) parfois, quelquefois, de temps en temps (this afternoon) cet après-midi (later/earlier) tout à l'heure ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tantôt”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012