along about



along about

Approximately at the time of. A phrase used to speak vaguely about a certain time frame. Along about my third cup of coffee, I started feeling too jittery to sit at my desk and actually work. Along about March, I really can't wait anymore for spring.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EerikaE:-ree-kahFinnish
Joelle-English
Slava-Russian, Slovene, Croatian
Jaci-English
Lucianoloo-CHAH-no (Italian), loo-THYAH-no (Spanish), loo-SYAH-no (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Asturias[ə'stuəri:əs]