<p>Another perspective: which one is more sooner? 即刻，馬上。I would say 即刻.</p>

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M Cheng
<p>As long as immediately in English ;)</p>

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Microtribute
<p>It is like <em>&quot;in a sec&quot;</em> in English.</p>
<p>It depends on the speaker, sometimes it's few minutes but like if you are waiting for your girlfriend to put on her makeup, 马上 may mean an hour.</p>

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Could be longer. My friend called his newly met girlfriend and got "马上" as the answer. As it turned out, she never showed - never in his lifetime :)
r13
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<p>If someone say <code>马上</code>, how long will it take?</p>
<p>2 min? 10 min?</p>
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<p>马上，汉语词汇，拼音是mǎ shàng，意思是立即。作时间副词，表示时间很短的意思。</p>
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<p>马上<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%A9%AC%E4%B8%8A/80352" rel="noreferrer">https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%A9%AC%E4%B8%8A/80352</a></p>

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It's probably like "real quick" in English. No specific time period.
dan
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"Right away", "just a minute"...
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For some people, especially bureaucrats, it could be days.
joehua
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How long will it take when people say 马上?
# How long will it take when people say 马上?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-09-10)

If someone say `马上`, how long will it take?

2 min? 10 min?

> 马上，汉语词汇，拼音是mǎ shàng，意思是立即。作时间副词，表示时间很短的意思。

马上<https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%A9%AC%E4%B8%8A/80352>

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It's probably like "real quick" in English. No specific time period.  
> **username_2**: "Right away", "just a minute"...  
> **username_3**: For some people, especially bureaucrats, it could be days.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_6 on 2021-09-10. Score: 10 | Accepted answer

It is like *"in a sec"* in English.

It depends on the speaker, sometimes it's few minutes but like if you are waiting for your girlfriend to put on her makeup, 马上 may mean an hour.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Could be longer. My friend called his newly met girlfriend and got "马上" as the answer. As it turned out, she never showed - never in his lifetime :)  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-09-12. Score: 0

Another perspective: which one is more sooner? 即刻，馬上。I would say 即刻.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2021-09-10. Score: 0

As long as immediately in English ;)


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