指日而待 zhǐrì'érdài just around the corner Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 指日 zhǐrì soon soon; in a matter of days; in the near future而 ér particleconjunction [adverbial linker] Connects an adverb-like description to the following verb to show the manner, cause, or basis of an action.待 dài verb to wait to wait for; to await