eightish
Roughly eight o'clock
Around eight o'clock, give or take: I'll be there eightish.
The -ish suffix signals approximation, softening the precision of a stated time.
Like other time approximations (noonish, sevenish), it's informal and conversational.
In the vicinity
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- roughlyIn approximate terms
- nearlyAlmost but incomplete
- close toNearly reaching
more or less · give or take · almost · just about · approaching · in the ballpark · thereabouts · not quite
Means approximately
- kind ofApproximately, loosely speaking
- sort ofApproximately, not precisely
- ballparkSports venue or estimate
- looselyWithout being tight
vaguely · roughly speaking · casual · conversational · imprecise · colloquial · offhand · inexact
Evening eating hour
- supperEvening repast
- duskDimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
nightfall · prime time · evening news · bedtime · happy hour · evening commute · suppertime · cocktail hour
Regular sequence of actions
- customaryDone by convention
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
- dailyPer diem, repeated
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
consistent · established · traditional · scheduled · expected · predictable · standard · typical
around
In the vicinity
close to · more or less · give or take · almost · just about · approaching · in the ballpark · thereabouts · not quite · bordering on
ish
Means approximately
- kind ofApproximately, loosely speaking
- sort ofApproximately, not precisely
- ballparkSports venue or estimate
loosely · vaguely · roughly speaking · casual · conversational · imprecise · colloquial · offhand · inexact · flexible
dinnertime
Evening eating hour
sunset · nightfall · prime time · evening news · bedtime · happy hour · evening commute · suppertime · cocktail hour
routine
Regular sequence of actions
recurring · consistent · established · traditional · scheduled · expected · predictable · standard · typical · accustomed