If someone says, "I'll be there at 3:30ish" does the "ish" include any time before 3:30, or only after 3:30?
“ish” translates roughly to “about” or “approximately.” 3:30ish spans the period from “a short time before 3:30” to “a short time after 3:30.”
It’s common to say something like, “I’ll be there 3:30ish, depending on traffic.” If I leave enough time to account for heavy traffic, but the traffic turns out to be very light, I may very well arrive earlier than 3:30
-ish suffix (QUITE)
used to form adjectives to give the meaning to some degree; fairly:
He had a sort of reddish beard.
She was oldish - about 60, I'd say.
We'll start at sevenish (= about seven o'clock).
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