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/ˈs(ə)kɑli/ · adverb
(Singlish) What if, lest (something problematic or unanticipated happens).
[…] the instruction all says to deep fry them, so dared not buy - sekali raw dough, how to eat?
[…] make sure he’s activated the right ringtone, sekali you, ahem, raise the wrong hopes.
Use sekali when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sekali means (Singlish) What if, lest (something problematic or unanticipated happens).
Common synonyms include later.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] the instruction all says to deep fry them, so dared not buy - sekali raw dough, how to eat?
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