paulo post futurum

English

Etymology

Latin for "about to be, a little after"; reinterpreted as "a little after the future".

Adverb

paulo post futurum (not comparable)

(dated) Of a future passive tense in Ancient Greek.
(colloquial) Eventually; some time in the distant future, or possibly never.

Quotations

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Synonyms

(grammatical tense): paulo-post-future
(never): ad kalendas Graecas, real soon now, when pigs fly

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