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Full form of TTYL: Here, we are going to learn about the TTYL, full form of TTYL, history, usages, examples, advantages, disadvantages, etc. By Anushree Goswami Last updated : March 30, 2024

TTYL: Talk To You Later

TTYL is an abbreviation of Talk To You Later. It is an internet slang that is most generally used in text messaging, instant messaging, and chatting on Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, etc. The acronym is very trendy among youngsters while chatting on social media networking sites. During online chatting with someone or any discussion in a conversation over the internet, this is just one more extra way to say "bye for now".

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TTYL Usage

TTYL is also a casually used word like all other internet slangs, subsequently, it should not be used in any kind of business dealing and in any formal conversation. It is used in personal chatting online, text messaging and sometimes on emails with a friend. Generally, it is used at whatever time any person wants to end a chat, conversation or discussion to catch up later.

For example,

Conversation of two friends on WhatsApp,

    Friend 1: Hi bro... How is everything going?  
    Friend 2: Everything is going fine. What about you?  
    Friend 1: I am also doing great.  
    .  
    .  
    Chat continued… 
    .  
    .  
    After sometime,   
    Friend 1: OK bro, I have to go TTYL.

Other meanings of TTYL

• Talk to You Louder
• Type To You Later (chat)
• Time to Yell Loud
• Take That You Loser
• Text to You Late

TTYL Advantages

• The undertaking of formal speech in any conversation or writing on any social media texting gets lesser.
• The recognition of these internet slang words are well versed to the users so that it reduces the keystrokes.
• The traditional synonym gets replaced by these slang words.
• These internet slangs generate narrative meanings for the words which subsist.
• These internet slangs uses the least number of characters required to put into words a message.
• The use of proper punctuations, grammar, and capitalizations, etc can be avoided when using these internet slang words.

TTYL Disadvantages

Most of the disadvantages occur at those places where formal conversation followed such as in corporations, organizations, etc.

• A large problem that occurs with instant messaging in the corporations or organizations is that they can simply lead to miscommunications.
• These days, in case of texting and messaging the temptation to spend extra time with friends and colleagues, gets out of hand, when it interferes with common everyday routines.