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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.
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Structure
Usually this grammar pattern starts with a statement to set things us (A), then the things that happens in the future is stated (B) after the 到时候.
A, 到时候 + B
Examples
- 现在 不 好好 准备 考试，到时候 又 要 后悔 了。
- 这 段 时间 我 一定 要 学 好 中文 歌，到时候 唱 给 你们 听。
- 你 先 自己 做，到时候 我 会 教 你 的。
Commonly used expressions with 到时候
- 到时候 再说吧。
- 到时候 见。
- 到时候 详谈。
Sources and further reading
Books
- Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese 汉语口语常用句式例解 (P.63)→buy NEEDS LINK
- Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇)(P.199) →buy
- Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (p. 62)→buy
