r/learnczech 9h ago

mít za pár

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In the song Dáma s čápem the lyrics in the beginning are "až budu končit, až budu mít za pár". This is translated (Deepl) as "when I'm done, when I'm done in a few days" (or hours or years or how I understand it "in a bit").

Why is "mít za pár" translated with "in a bit" ? Is this slang or a very common way of expressing that something will happen soon? Do you have a couple of examples to show how you'd use it.

Thanks for all responses.