先程 – Vocabulary details

先さき程ほど

Meanings

Adverb

Noun

1. a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

先さきほど、電でん話わがありました。There was a phone call a moment ago.

Alt. forms

Kanji used

先

before (timewise)

程

extent

Pitch accent

さ

きほど

Used in: 1722

Composed of

先さき

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

程ほど

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

Used in vocabulary (2 in total)

先さき程ほどから

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

先さき程ほど来らい

since a little while ago

Examples (5 in total)

先さき程ほど言いったように、彼かれはここにいません。

As I told you earlier, he's not here.

彼かれは先さき程ほどの会かい見けんの模も様ようを思おもい返かえしているらしい。

He seems to be going back over how the press conference went.

それは先さき程ほどとは違ちがって、確たしかに意い志しを感かんじさせる声こえだった。

Unlike before, it was a voice that certainly conveyed a sense of will.

先さき程ほどまでは確たしかに心ここ地ちよかった風かぜが、急きゅうに寒さむく感かんじた。

The wind, which had certainly felt pleasant until just a moment ago, suddenly felt cold.

つい先さき程ほど、マケイン上じょう院いん議ぎ員いんから非ひ常じょうに丁てい寧ねいな電でん話わを頂いただきました。

I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain.