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ahorita

Also spelled: horita · ahora mismo

What does ahorita mean?

A deliberately ambiguous word for time: it can mean in five minutes, in two hours, or never. Tone and context decide, and whoever asked rarely presses.

Example

—When will you do it? —Ahorita.—¿Cuándo lo haces? —Ahorita.

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