Korean word

그사이

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeusai

Meaning

  • nounin the meantime

Example

그사이에 뭐가 달라졌어?keu sa i e mwo ga tal la jeo sseo

What changed in the meantime?

Illustration for 그사이 (in the meantime)

More examples

그사이 내내 바빴어.keu sa i nae nae pa ppa sseo

I was busy the whole time.

Core concept

A stretch of time linking two moments, during which something may change or continue.

Common phrases

  • 그사이 내내keu sa i nae nae

    throughout that time

Similar words

그동안keudongan: The whole period up to a stated time, viewed together with what happened or continued during it.
사이sai: The space or distance between two things, people, or points in time.

Definition in Korean

그사이는 두 사건이나 순간 사이의 시간이며 경우에 따라 그 기간 전체를 가리킬 때도 있다.keu sa i neun tu sa geo ni na sun gan sa i ui si ga ni myeo kyeong u e tta ra keu ki gan cheon che reul ka ri kil ttae do it tta

Word origin

그사이 (geusai, "that interval") combines 그 (geu, "that") and 사이 (sai, "between or interval"), naming the time connected with a known event or moment.

Usage tips

  • English learners may treat it only as a bridge to the next event, but Korean can also use it to look back over the whole stretch and note what happened during it.

Other meanings

  • all that timeadverb

Opposites

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