Usages of um leið og
Um leið og ég sest í bílinn, set ég bílbeltið á mig.
As soon as I sit in the car, I put on my seat belt.
Um leið og ég kem á skrifstofuna, opna ég fartölvuna mína.
As soon as I get to the office, I open my laptop.
Hún les lokaorðin upphátt um leið og ég loka fartölvunni.
She reads the concluding words aloud as soon as I close the laptop.
Um leið og þvotturinn er búinn, hengir hún fötin á þvottasnúruna.
As soon as the laundry is done, she hangs the clothes on the clothesline.
Um leið og annað lagið byrjar, ganga fleiri inn á tónleikana.
As soon as the second song begins, more people walk into the concert.
Um leið og við finnum sætin okkar, slekk ég á símanum.
As soon as we find our seats, I turn off the phone.
Um leið og sólin kemur aftur, opnum við gluggann eftir rigninguna.
As soon as the sun comes back, we open the window after the rain.
Um leið og við komum heim skrifa ég stutta athugasemd um lagið og regnbogann í dagbókina mína.
As soon as we get home, I write a short note about the song and the rainbow in my diary.
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