The day "ahorita" almost ruined my life (DR Spanish)

Told my landlord I'd be there "ahorita" to pay rent. In my head: 15 minutes. In Dominican: could be 20 minutes, could be Thursday. Showed up "ahorita" later and he looked at me like I'd personally betrayed him.

Turns out "ahorita" in DR isn't a time, it's a vibe. Same with "dame un chin" (a chin is apparently a unit of time AND quantity, nobody can explain the math) and "voy y vengo" which technically means "I'm leaving" but everyone treats it like a promise to return within the hour, sometimes today.

Anyway, three months of actually studying Dominican Spanish (shoutout to myself) fixing more confusion than a year of just vibing it out. Still get "ahorita'd" on the regular though, some things you just accept.

Anyone else get burned by a Dominican time word?