Category: N2 Time

に応じて, に応えて, and に反して This page explains some phrases related to responding to something. に応じて Adjust to/Respond to に応じて means “To adjust to”, and in some cases “respond to/comply with”. Examples 需要に応じて発注する – Order...

にあたって, に先立ち, and に際して にあって、に先立ち、and に際して are all ways to say before.They are all pretty formal expressions, so you probably wont’ see them that much. にあたって Before…Plain form verb + にあたってNoun + にあたって にあたって...

Same Time Expressions This page covers 3 expressions that express “At the same time” or “As soon as” かないかのうちに Right as X happened(While it was unclear if it had happened or not) かないかのうちに is...

つつ つつ is a particle that attaches to the ます stem of verbs. It means While or Despite. Unlike ながら, it may not attach to adjectives or directly to nouns (Noun + でありつつ is...

すえ and あげく あげく and すえ are a more restricted version of 結果. They express a final result after a long process. They must be used with things that: Took a long time, or...