Wind · Weather

a bit windy

slightly windy

If it is a bit windy, you can feel some wind, but it is not very strong.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Is it cold outside?

Not really, but it’s a bit windy.

Play the conversation

It’s a bit windy today, so take a jacket if you’re going out.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: It's a bit wind today.

Say: It's a bit windy today.

After “a bit,” use the adjective “windy,” not the noun “wind.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

it is a bit windy; it was a bit windy

How windy?

Weather · Wind: the words around “a bit windy”.

  1. breeze
  2. a bit windy
  3. gust
  4. strong winds
  5. galeblow a gale
LightVery strong

a bit windy The everyday small-talk way to say there's some wind. Not a big deal, but you notice it.

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Your turn: say it out loud

It’s a bit windy today, so take a jacket if you’re going out.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

a bit windy

slightly windy

“It’s a bit windy today, so take a jacket if you’re going out.”

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