when's
At what moment?
When's is a contraction of "when is" or "when has": When's dinner?
When's he ever been on time?
Common in speech and informal writing, it appears in questions about timing or scheduling.
Plan of timed events
- dateSpecific day or outing
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- deadlineTime limit for completion
occasion · moment · hour · day · event · meeting · arrival · departure
Request for information
- askingPosing questions
- wonderingFeeling curiosity about something
- curiousEager to learn
- uncertainNot firmly known
unknown · finding out · checking · clarifying · determining · discovering · learning · inquiring
schedule
Plan of timed events
- dateSpecific day or outing
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- appointmentScheduled time for something
deadline · occasion · moment · hour · day · event · meeting · arrival · departure · start
question
Request for information
uncertain · unknown · finding out · checking · clarifying · determining · discovering · learning · inquiring · querying
if
Conditional clause marker
until · unless · provided · assuming · supposing · given · contingent · dependent · circumstance · situation
when'snow
The present moment
then · always · never · at this moment · immediately
- since whenExpression of incredulous surprise
- when pigs flyExpressing utter impossibility
- remember whenPrompt for shared nostalgia
- way back whenA long-ago time
- back whenAt a former time
- say whenRequest to indicate sufficiency