TextRanch

The best way to perfect your writing.

Discover why 1,062,726 users count on TextRanch to get their English corrected!

1. Input your text below.
2. Get it corrected in a few minutes by our editors.
3. Improve your English!

One of our experts will correct your English.

Our experts

When are you coming home vs What time are you coming home

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'When are you coming home?' is a more general question about the arrival time, while 'What time are you coming home?' is more specific and asks for a precise time. Choosing one phrase over the other is determined by the amount of detail one desires in the reply.
Gregg profile picture

Explained by Gregg
Editor at TextRanch

Last updated: August 04, 2024 • 38746 views

When are you coming home

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to ask about the general time of arrival.

This phrase is used to inquire about the general time of someone's arrival at home without specifying an exact hour.

Examples:

  • When are you coming home? I want to make sure dinner is ready.
  • I'm waiting for you. When are you coming home?
  • Nov 19, 2006 ... ... When Are You Coming Home copyright © 2006 Cindy D Martin You were almost sixteen when I came into the world. Mom and Dad had you first then ...
  • When Are You Coming Home?: How Young Children Cope When Parents Go to Jail (Critical Issues in Crime and Society) [Cuthrell, Hilary, Muentner, Luke, ...
  • Feb 28, 2024 ... Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises When are you coming home? · Moto Boy · Oskar Humlebo, Petra Fors When are you coming home?
  • Feb 26, 2020 ... when are you coming home?' Redefining success means untangling a ... What struck me the most was when I was asked by a timid elder, “shiyazhi, ...
  • When Are You Coming Home? Stories. by Bryn Chancellor. Published by: Nebraska. Series: The Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction. 136 ...
  • Sep 19, 2024 ... 468 likes, 31 comments - hmuir on September 19, 2024: "Dave: When are you coming home? Me: ".
  • May 11, 2024 ... When are you coming home? ; Your Self Will Adapt. Adaptation. Jul 22 ; Hard pill to swallow. TW: Suicidal thoughts, depression, loneliness. Sep 24.
  • Dec 22, 2022 ... ... When Are You Coming Home?, Flash Fiction, The Citron Review, Timothy Boudreau, Winter 2022/2023 · A Passed-Down Story ». « Specimen. One thought ...
  • Sep 26, 2024 ... Daddy, when are you coming home? I miss you so much. Why aren't you here? Where are you? I have so much to tell you. I got a new job, the ...
  • When Are You Coming Home. by Miranda and The Beat · Includes unlimited streaming via the Bandcamp app, plus download in mp3, FLAC and more · Download available in ...

Alternatives:

  • When will you be home?
  • When do you plan to come home?

What time are you coming home

This phrase is also correct and commonly used in English to ask for a specific time of arrival.

This phrase is used to ask for the exact time of someone's arrival at home, seeking a specific hour as a response.

Examples:

  • What time are you coming home? I need to know when to start dinner.
  • Can you tell me what time you're coming home?
  • Jul 30, 2014 ... You can also say, "What time are you coming home tonight?" In fact, I think this is the one I'd be most likely to say, for example when I ...
  • Apr 12, 2023 ... What time are you coming home? mean ... See a translation ... Report copyright infringement ... Answers ... polygwannabe ... 12 Apr 2023 ... Featured answer.
  • Jul 11, 2024 ... Telling your partner where you are, who you are with, what time are you coming home is not being controlled, it's showing RESPECT.
  • Aug 4, 2001 ... ''When Rudy leaves after breakfast, I ask, 'What time are you coming home?' and he calls me Mother.'' The spats, though, seem nonexistent ...
  • ... tu arrives, demain ? What time are you coming home? À quelle heure tu rentres à la maison ? What time are you coming this evening? Tu rentres quand, ce soir ?
  • Jun 13, 2022 ... I think there are some questions for which we really need answers: What time are you coming home? I'm coming home around nine. What do you ...
  • Translations in context of "what time are you coming" in English-Arabic from Reverso Context: what time are you coming home?
  • What should I do?!” “What time are you coming home? ”. We both felt so helpless on these nights. And tonight, a good 10+ years later, here is what I ...
  • Oct 19, 2020 ... Telling your partner where you are, who you are with, what time are you coming home is not being controlled it's showing respect.
  • Jan 11, 2010 ...What Time Are You Coming Home?” I have a job that currently has me on a different schedule pretty much every day. Some days I may have to ...

Alternatives:

  • At what time will you be home?
  • What hour do you plan to come home?

Related Comparisons

What Our Customers Are Saying

Our customers love us! We have an average rating of 4.79 stars based on 283,125 votes.
Also check out our 2,100+ reviews on TrustPilot (4.9TextRanch on TrustPilot).

Why choose TextRanch?

Lowest prices
Up to 50% lower than other online editing sites.

Fastest Times
Our team of editors is working for you 24/7.

Qualified Editors
Native English experts for UK or US English.

Top Customer Service
We are here to help. Satisfaction guaranteed!