あと〜
あと〜atoneutral
another; N more; N to go — what's left before the finish
あと五分で着くから、先に入ってて。
ato gofun de tsuku kara, saki ni haittete.
I'll be there in five more minutes, so go on in. casual
参加者はあと一人で定員に達します。
sankasha wa ato hitori de teiin ni tasshimasu.
One more participant and we reach the limit. neutral
All examples4
N more; N to go — what's still needed before the goal arrives
あと五分で着くから、先に入ってて。
ato gofun de tsuku kara, saki ni haittete.
I'll be there in five more minutes, so go on in. casual
参加者はあと一人で定員に達します。
sankasha wa ato hitori de teiin ni tasshimasu.
One more participant and we reach the limit. neutral
締め切りまであと三日しかありません。
shimekiri made ato mikka shika arimasen.
There are only three days left until the deadline. neutral
あとちょっとだね。ここまで来たら最後までやろう。
ato chotto da ne. koko made kitara saigo made yarou.
Almost there. Now that we've come this far, let's see it through. casual
How it's formed1
All forms2
あと少しatosukoshialternant
for an amount too small or too vague to count — あと少しで頂上だ; 少し can be swapped for ちょっと in speech.
あとちょっとatochottocolloquial
the spoken shape of あと少し, and the usual cry of encouragement — あとちょっとだ、がんばれ。
Notes
あと少し. Bare あと at the head of a sentence is instead the casual
"and also" (あと、牛乳も買ってきて), which それと covers.