{"id":4919,"date":"2022-06-20T17:54:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T17:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/?p=4919"},"modified":"2022-06-20T17:54:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T17:54:28","slug":"tyt-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/tyt-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"TYT \u2013 Meaning, Origin and Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did someone just text you \u201ctyt<\/em>\u201d after you told them you were running late? What does that mean? Are you going to be in trouble with your tardiness? This post unpacks the meaning and origin of this expression.<\/p>\n

Meaning<\/h2>\n

The abbreviation \u201cTYT<\/em>\u201d stands for \u201ctake your time<\/em>.\u201d It\u2019s a suitable response to someone when they tell you that they are running late and you want to let them know there is no rush. When you tell someone to \u201ctyt<\/em>,\u201d you are telling them not to panic and that they don\u2019t have to worry about being on time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The phrase only appears in text conversations, usually between friends or colleagues. The term can also have a sarcastic connotation. If someone says they are late and act blas\u00e9 about their behavior, you could use the phrase to impress urgency on their arrival.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to note that texting \u201cTYT<\/em>\u201d in capital letters invokes a different response from the recipient to receiving \u201ctyt<\/em>\u201d in lower case letters. In text message conversations, capital letters usually mean that you\u2019re shouting at a person or exclaiming something with great urgency.<\/p>\n

Example Usage<\/h2>\n

Text 1: \u201cRU ready for me to pick you up for dinner? We have a reservation for 8pm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Text 2: \u201cI\u2019m almost there. Can u give me a few more mins?\u201d<\/p>\n

Text 1: \u201cSure, tyt. It\u2019s only after 7 now, and we\u2019ll just have to sit at the bar anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Text 2: \u201cok gr8, I\u2019ll cu in a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

---<\/p>\n

Chat 1: \u201cOk guys, I have to step out for a min, brb.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chat 2: \u201cNo one cares, tyt, we\u2019re better off without you anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

---<\/p>\n

Text 1: \u201cWe\u2019re in a rush trying to leave on time. I think we\u2019re going 2b late to the party.\u201d<\/p>\n

Text 2: \u201cNo stress, tyt, things r slow here at the moment. I\u2019ll let u know when it picks up.\u201d<\/p>\n

---<\/p>\n

Chat 1: \u201cI just don\u2019t know if I\u2019m ready to talk to anyone about this yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chat 2: \u201cDon\u2019t worry about it. Tyt, we\u2019re here when you need us for a shoulder to cry on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Origin<\/h2>\n

The expression \u201c\u2019tyt\u201d originates from texting culture. Cellphones arrived on the market in the late nineties and experienced mass adoption in the early 2000s. Initially, people would communicate via \u201cSMS\u201d text communications.<\/p>\n

This was a time before the auto-predict text function that would abbreviate words for you when typing on a QWERTY keypad. Instead, users would have to press buttons several times to find the words they wanted. As a result, people would create a range of abbreviations to shorten the number of characters they type in a text.<\/p>\n

\u201ctyt\u201d was one of the earliest examples of abbreviations for complex, boring terms that everyone used often. The first mention of \u201ctyt\u201d as an abbreviation for \u201ctake your time\u201d appeared in the Urban Dictionary in 2003.<\/p>\n