Examples
qī mò期末kǎo shì考试yě xǔ也许yào要chí xù持续dào到xià gè yuè下个月ba吧。
期末考试也许要持续到下个月吧。
The final exams will probably carry over into next month.
快要考期末试了，所以我很忙。
I'm busy because the finals are drawing on.
在考期末试前那阵子我应该再努力一点。
I should have studied harder before the term exams.