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"will" for future plans (+ specific time involved - day, date, hour)

English Language & Usage Asked by doggo on January 24, 2021

Can I use “will” instead of “going to or present continuous” when asking or making statements about someone’s plans with a specific time involved?

for example:

  1. I will meet her Monday morning at 7 am.
    (we have an arrangement)

  2. What time will you meet her?
    (tell me your plans)

  3. She will arrive at 9am. tomorrow.
    (she has an arrangement with my brother)

  4. What time will she come home?
    (tell me her plans)

One Answer

You can say both going to and will for all of these sentences. They have subtle differences as to what they are emphasizing about future time.

I will meet her Monday morning at 7 AM.

I am going to meet her Monday morning at 7 AM.

The first one implies a prediction while the latter implies an intent or a plan to do that in the future.

This link does a good job of describing the differences in meaning between "Going to + infinitive" vs. will

Answered by Karlomanio on January 24, 2021

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