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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

help me find a word

We had a power outage, but lights returned in a bit. what word could fit in best? many thanks.
  

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You might say "... " OT: I'm not sure whether everyone else will agree, but I would prefer to use ' in a bit' in a reference to future time (not past time).

— Yankee

  • You might say "...
  • " OT: I'm not sure whether everyone else will agree, but I would prefer to use ' in a bit' in a reference to future time (not past time).
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You might say "... the lights came back on after a bit."

OT:
I'm not sure whether everyone else will agree, but I would prefer to use 'in a bit' in a reference to future time (not past time).
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YankeeYou might say "... the lights came back on after a bit."

OT:
I'm not sure whether everyone else will agree, but I would prefer to use 'in a bit' in a reference to future time (not past time).

I agree with came back on.

However, I think "in a bit" is OK in past time, as it means "in a short amount of ti
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It's very difficult to quantify. I'd agree that e.g. "he came back after a bit" and "he'll be back in a bit" seem the more natural pairings; though no doubt the opposite pairings occur.

MrP
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