Phrase guide

help is on the way

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to inform the interlocutor that emergency assistance is approaching.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese: 幫助欲來囉 /帮助欲来啰 (pang-chō͘ beh lâi--lo͘ / pang-chō͘ beh lâi--lo͘h) — used to inform the interlocutor that emergency assistance is approaching
  • Chinese Mandarin: 救援很快就到了 (jiùyuán hěn kuài jiù dàole) — used to inform the interlocutor that emergency assistance is approaching
  • Dutch: hulp is onderweg — used to inform the interlocutor that emergency assistance is approaching
  • Finnish: apu on tulossa — used to inform the interlocutor that emergency assistance is approaching
  • French: les secours sont en route — used to inform the interlocutor that emergency assistance is approaching
  • Galician: a axuda está de camiño — used to inform the interlocutor that emergency assistance is approaching
  • German: Hilfe ist auf dem Weg — used to inform the interlocutor that emergency assistance is approaching
  • Hungarian: már úton van a segítség — used to inform the interlocutor that emergency assistance is approaching
  • Polish: pomoc jest w drodze — used to inform the interlocutor that emergency assistance is approaching
  • Polish: pomoc jest już w drodze — used to inform the interlocutor that emergency assistance is approaching
  • Portuguese: ajuda está a caminho — used to inform the interlocutor that emergency assistance is approaching
  • Spanish: la ayuda está en camino — used to inform the interlocutor that emergency assistance is approaching
  • Tagalog: dadating na tulong — used to inform the interlocutor that emergency assistance is approaching