future several years

English translation: more options - when?

01:38 Apr 15, 2005

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: future several years

In the future several years, our company will set up the concept of the major market step by step and establish a large-scale marketing pattern.

Sounds not good! Is there a better way or correct way to express it. TIA!!!
Strange advertisement jargon is difficult to translate. Maybe sounds like nonsense to English ears. :-)

Jianming Sun KudoZ activity Questions: 2132 (none open) (13 closed without grading) Answers: 1174
Local time: 11:24

Selected answer:more options - when?

Explanation:
in the near future (means it is coming up fast)
in the future (means anytime)
in the next few years (coming up very fast)

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-04-15 01:43:56 GMT)
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if it is a process which will take several years, you can also say \"over the next few years\"

Selected response from:

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 21:24

Grading comment

Thank you all for help! "over the next few years" sounds good and fits in the context.

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

5 +5

In the years to come

Anna Maria Augustine (X)

3 +3

more options - when?

RHELLER

4 +1

in the forthcoming years

@caduceus (X)

next several years, next few years

conejo

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

in the forthcoming years

Explanation:
or "in the future", "in the coming years"

@caduceus (X)
United States
Local time: 21:24
Native speaker of:

German

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

more options - when?

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 21:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 101

Grading comment

Thank you all for help! "over the next few years" sounds good and fits in the context.

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

In the years to come

Explanation:
In the years to come

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-04-15 01:45:57 GMT)
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Probably quite a few years into the future (according to the text)

Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Local time: 05:24
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 35

1 hr confidence:

next several years, next few years

Explanation:
These sound natural. Take your pick of which one you want to use based on your source text. Good luck!

conejo
United States
Local time: 22:24
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

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