{"id":151209,"date":"2021-01-10T09:40:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T06:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-does-ttyl-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/"},"modified":"2021-01-10T09:40:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T06:40:34","slug":"what-does-ttyl-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-ttyl-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Does \u201cTTYL\u201d Mean, and How Do You Use It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2db7b7ee6d1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2db7b7ee6d1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-ttyl-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#%E2%80%9CTalk_to_You_Later%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cTalk to You Later!\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-ttyl-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#Where_TTYL_Started\" >Where TTYL Started<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-ttyl-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#TTYL_in_Chat_and_Online\" >TTYL in Chat and Online<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-ttyl-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#TTYL_in_Life_and_Pop_Culture\" >TTYL in Life and Pop Culture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-ttyl-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#How_to_Use_TTYL\" >How to Use TTYL<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What Does \u201cTTYL\u201d Mean, and How Do You Use It?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_707803\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-707803 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xTTYL.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.yvRfJjUf1f.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;TTYL&quot; on a sign with the sky in the background.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/ttyl-texting-abbreviation-talk-you-later-164788688\" data-credittext=\"Andy Dean Photography\/Shutterstock\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/ttyl-texting-abbreviation-talk-you-later-164788688\">Andy Dean Photography\/Shutterstock<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Has anyone ever sent you the four-letter acronym \u201cTTYL\u201d instead of saying goodbye? Here\u2019s what this popular internet slang term means, and how you can use it in your next online conversation.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTalk_to_You_Later%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cTalk to You Later!\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>TTYL stands for \u201ctalk to you later.\u201d This initialism is used to tell someone you\u2019re leaving the conversation and you\u2019ll speak to them later. It\u2019s often used as a substitute for \u201cbye\u201d or \u201cgoodbye.\u201d It implies that you\u2019ll message each other again in the future.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s closely related to two other internet acronyms: BRB and AFK, which stand for \u201cbe right back\u201d and \u201caway from keyboard,\u201d respectively. All three indicate you\u2019ll be gone for a certain period of time. However, BRB and AFK often denote a shorter period (like a few minutes), while TTYL is often used when you\u2019ll be away for a more extended period, like several hours or days.<\/p>\n<p>TTYL also implies you have to stop chatting at the moment because you have something else to do. For example, if you\u2019re ready to go to sleep, you might text, \u201cI\u2019m going to bed. TTYL.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Does &#8220;BRB&#8221; Mean, and How Do You Use It?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_TTYL_Started\"><\/span>Where TTYL Started<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>TTYL has been in use online for a very long time. Its origins can be traced to the early days of internet chatrooms, like\u00a0IRC, where people often used shorthand acronyms instead of full phrases.<\/p>\n<p>The term gained further traction with the emergence of instant messaging <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s, like AIM, MSN, and Yahoo Messenger, where it was commonly used prior to logging off. Because portable internet devices were uncommon at that time, telling others you were shutting down your computer was standard online etiquette.<\/p>\n<p>In the late 1990s and early 2000s, as SMS became the most common form of digital communication besides email, TTYL was the way most people said goodbye to a texting partner.<\/p>\n<p>The first definition of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=ttyl\">TTYL on Urban Dictionary<\/a> was posted in June 2002, a mere three years after the website was founded. It was in use a long time before then, however, and still is, both on- and offline.<\/p>\n<p>In response to its widespread usage, TTYL was even added to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.ca\/2016\/07\/07\/new-oxford-dictionary-words-2016_n_10858478.html\">Oxford English Dictionary<\/a> in 2016, along with other internet initialisms, including SMH\u00a0and TBH.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Does &#8220;TBH&#8221; Mean and How Do You Use It?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TTYL_in_Chat_and_Online\"><\/span>TTYL in Chat and Online<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_707804\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-707804 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xwhatsapp-phone.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.k1yGNV3qnM.jpg\" alt=\"A person chatting with WhatsApp on a smartphone.\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/rosario-argentina-may-21-2017-young-646918009\" data-credittext=\"Alex Ruhl\/Shutterstock\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/rosario-argentina-may-21-2017-young-646918009\">Alex Ruhl\/Shutterstock<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today, TTYL is commonly used in many online settings, especially mobile messaging apps, like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>, iMessage, and Telegram. Because people now tend to have their mobile devices on them at all times, TTYL often means someone has to do something else for a while and won\u2019t be able to use their phone.<\/p>\n<p>Again, though, TTYL implies you\u2019ll be talking to this person again. When you\u2019ll chat again is undefined\u2014it could be later that same day or the next. Therefore, TTYL is usually used in conversations with someone with whom you already have an established relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, however, you might use TTYL even if you don\u2019t have any immediate plans of talking to someone again. In that case, you\u2019re using TTYL as a polite goodbye rather than as its literal definition.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TTYL_in_Life_and_Pop_Culture\"><\/span>TTYL in Life and Pop Culture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Compared to other online initialisms, TTYL has become an especially well-known term in pop culture. In 2004, there was even <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/ttyl-Anniversary-update-reissue-Internet\/dp\/1419711423\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=TTYL%2C+lauren+myracle&amp;qid=1609862128&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1&amp;tag=hotoge-20\">a book released called <em>ttyl<\/em><\/a>. The young adult novel by Lauren Myracle is written entirely as text conversations between teenagers. The book became a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2005\/05\/15\/books\/arts\/childrens-best-sellers-may-15-2005.html\">New York Times bestseller<\/a> and further cemented the popularity of the acronym.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the phrase \u201ctalk to you later\u201d predates the internet by many years. It\u2019s still commonly used in face-to-face and phone conversations before parting ways or ending a call. It has similar connotations to \u201csee you later\u201d or \u201csee you soon,\u201d but those are more commonly used at the end of in-person meetings.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Use_TTYL\"><\/span>How to Use TTYL<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>TTYL can be used in both upper- or lowercase, but \u201cttyl\u201d is more common among younger people. To use TTYL, simply substitute the acronym for goodbye, like the examples below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cI have to go walk my dog. TTYL.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe plane\u2019s about to take off now. ttyl!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSure, I\u2019ll ttyl about it.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMy phone\u2019s about to die. I\u2019ll TTYL.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in learning about other online slang terms, be sure to check out our articles on NVM and IMO. 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