# Time - close

## ところ

Means "just about to". Used when describing what we're about to do. Can also mean "just after something happened".
Used by combining to a verb.

> [!info] Example
> 今ご{飯|はん}を作る==ところ==です。
> I'm about to make dinner.

## かと思ったら (NEW!)

かと{思|おも}ったら means "just when".
Can also be used as かと思うと and かと思えば.
Used with a verb in the past (た) form.

> [!info] Examples
> スーパーに{行|い}った==かと思ったら==、{雪|ゆき}が{降|ふ}り{出|だ}した。
> Just as I went to the supermarket, it started snowing.

## か~ないかのうちに (NEW!)

<div class="usage">
<div class="">
	<p><span class="box">V (る)</span></p>
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	<p class="r">+ か +</p>
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	<p><span class="box">V (ない)</span></p>
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	<p class="r">+ か + のちに</p>
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か~ないかのうちに means "right after", "as soon as". It is formal.

> [!info] Examples
> {彼|かれ}は{電車|でんしゃ}が{駅|えき}に{着|つ}く==か=={着|つ}かない==かのうちに=={走|はし}り{始|はじ}めた。
> He started running as soon as the train arrived at the station.

## 次第 (NEW!)

{次第|しだい} means "as soon as". Made by removing the ます stem of a verb.

> [!info] Examples
> {食|たべ}べ==次第==、オフィスに行ってください。
> As soon as you've eaten, please go to the office.

With に at the end, it means "gradually".

> [!info] Examples
> {彼|かれ}は==次第に=={上手|じょうず}になってきた。
> He's gradually gotten better.

## 直ちに (NEW!)

{直|ただ}ちに means "immediately", "at once". 

> [!info] Examples
> ==直ちに=={出|で}かけなきゃ！
> I need to get going right now!

## ところに (NEW!)

Means "at the time", "when", "while", "just as". Used with verbs in the ている form.
Focuses on the scene or situation rather than the action.

> [!info] Examples
> ばかばかしいことをしていた==ところに==、{先輩|せんぱい}{入|はい}りました。
> While I was doing something stupid, my senior came in.

## 一気に (NEW!)

{一気|いっき}に means "at once", "all at once" and "instantly", "right away".

> [!info] Examples
> ==一気に=={全部|ぜんぶ}{食|た}べちゃった。
> I ate it all in one go.
> 
> {彼|かれ}を{叱|しか}った{後|あと}で、==一気に=={止|や}めました。
> After scolding him, he stopped right away.