- It referred to when something happened, including before and after.
- There is no better time to do something than now.
Form :N(Time)ころ/ごろ
preposition
1. about
noun
1. time
Examples:
- 梅雨は6月頃です。 The rainy season comes around June.
- 彼は五時頃戻ります。 He’ll be back around five o’clock.
- この頃、よく肩が凝る。 These days I often get stiff shoulders.
- 先頃の会談の報告書です This is the report of the recent conference.
- 入学式の頃、桜が咲く。 By the time of the school entrance ceremony, the cherry blossoms will come into bloom.
- 大概郵便は十時頃来る。 Generally the mail is delivered about ten o’ clock.
- 彼女は近頃太ってきた。 She has put on weight recently.
- 毎晩、11時頃寝ます。 I sleep around 11PM every night.
- いつ頃日本に来れますか。 When do you think you’ll be able to come to Japan?
- 彼は日頃から走っている。 He runs regularly.
- 日本の雨期は六月頃です。 The Japanese rainy season is around June.