Tôt vs. en avance. When is tôt used?

Brenda B.A1Kwiziq community member

Tôt vs. en avance. When is tôt used?

When is tôt used versus En avance?

Also pile versus a l’heure ?

How do these words differ in their usage?

This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing timeliness in French - late/early/on time - general"

Asked 4 years ago

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Brenda,

As Chris says this question comes back on a regular basis, so take a look at the Q&A in the lesson.

Just to add that the expression 'heure pile' means 'on the dot' -

Je suis arrivé/e à midi pile = I arrived at midday on the dot

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Look back among the answer and thou shalt find yours. ;)

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Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tôt and tard are such a source of confusion for English speakers, it’d be really useful to have a note about it in this exercise or the late/early precise lesson. Perhaps it helps to ask yourself "early for what?" - if there isn’t a specific answer, it’s "tôt".

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