"Prima o poi"

Translation: Sooner or later

[oktaya]

I am hearing "primo poi" only. :(

[tiddman]

It often sounds to me like the speaker is mumbling

[ksoo]

I heard "Primo polli" at first.

[darcycove]

in the fast version me too :(

[eddbeale]

Would "Earlier or later" be a reasonable translation?

[CeciM]

literally maybe, but since it's an expression the equivalent in English is "sooner or later"

[gerry11111]

why doesn't first or after work here?

[Veillantif]

Sooner or later is a common expression; first or after isn't.

[GuerraAmanda]

I wrote "before or after" and it was accepted

[Ariaflame]

That's also a fairly common English phrase that would work

[VikingBoat]

It is only by reading the remarks here that I can remember "prima o poi": somebody mentioning primo brought up the fact that it was actually prima, which I had not observed at first.

[franwy]

how can poi mean Then... as we've learned up to now... and now learn it means .... later.
Those 2 words aren't really connected. Haven't we been taught that ritardo... tardi... etc.. mean Late. How do we know when to use Poi instead of those other words for ... Later ??

[Uyterschout]

'Then' can mean a particular time in the past or in the future. Translate with 'allora' for the past and 'poi' or 'dopo' for the future.

'Ritardo' is a noun not an adverb (cognate with 'retard') : Un ritardo di una ore - an hour delay'. To make it more complicated: 'In ritardo' is an adverb: 'Essere in ritardo - to be late.

Divertiti!

[juanmatias87]

Nice one!

[gmattucc]

I get messed up between "prima" and "primo" :(

[Danzy5]

Is this phrase actually used commonly in Italy?

[gmattucc]

You can get a sense if it is used often by seeing it in context using Reverso Context: http://context.reverso.net/translation/italian-english/prima+o+poi
It seems to be used fairly commonly, but a native Italian speaker will have to verify.

[LorenzoLM]

Love is gonna get you

[H.G.Stolk27]

"Sooner or later! Sooner or later!" Love that Police song.

[Steve751225]

Given that the English translation of “prima” is given in earlier exercises as “earlier”, there is no excuse for “earlier or later to have been rejected.

[Steve751225]

“Before or after” was accepted 04.13.2020

[Steve751225]

“Earlier or later” is still being rejected 04.16.2020

[GibLPCust]

Since prima means "first" and poi means "then", this has to be an idiom, doesn't it?

[Divyangi07]

Can it be "now or then"?

[efgarrigucci]

I've reported it

[LARISA210496]

It is wrong! It should be "PRIMA O DOPO".

[Theo639847]

But the Italians have chosen to do it like this, we can't change their ways of speaking.

[LARISA210496]

COMPLETELY WRONG! IT SHOULD BE:"PRIMA O DOPO".

[Godelian]

Can't be also "Eventually"?

[toddsjordan]

Not dopo?

[franwy]

I agree. If DOPO means after.... Can you say.... Prima o dopo. Would it be correct & understood?

[brawilso]

Now or later?