Meanings
adverbpaulo post futurum (not comparable)
- colloquialnot comparableEventually; some time in the distant future, or possibly never.
Synonyms: ad kalendas Graecas, real soon now, when pigs fly
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbOf a future passive tense in Ancient Greek.
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adverbEventually; some time in the distant future, or possibly never.
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Origin
Latin for "about to be, a little after"; reinterpreted as "a little after the future".
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paulo post futurum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paulo%20post%20futurum
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