Expressing "when the time comes" with "dao shihou"

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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.

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

HSK6