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ADJECTIVE soon COMPARATIVE sooner SUPERLATIVE soonest

soon English

Meaning soon meaning

What does soon mean?

Definitions in simple English

soon Adverb

— Something that happens soon happens shortly after another time, often shortly after the time of speaking. Why did he call me so soon? Did something bad happen? John is coming home soon. How soon will it be ready? — If mathx/math happens as soon as mathy/math does, mathx/math happens right after mathy/math. As soon as he finished eating, he got up and walked away from the table.

soon Adjective

— If something is soon, it is shortly after another time, often shortly after the time of speaking. He wanted to leave, but it seemed too soon. There will be a time when we'll need a new school, and that time will probably be soon.

soon

— adverb (= shortly, presently, before long) in the near future the doctor will soon be here the book will appear shortly she will arrive presently we should have news before long

Synonyms soon synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as soon?

soon English » English

quickly shortly immediately before long early presently at once directly not long now speedily later instantly in the near future in a while immediate almost will quick nearly near later on fast erelong swiftly soon after short time recently prompt momentarily in a moment in a little while by-and-by anon without delay sudden straight away steadily slowly shortly after short while rapidly quietly promptly presto nearness late just in due course in a short time

Topics soon topics

What do people use soon to talk about?

States Time Aspectual time

Future

What words are used to refer to the future?

future (n) soon in the near future in the distant future in our children's time will (be/do/happen) shall would

States Time Aspectual time Future

Soon

What words indicate that an event will happen soon?

soon sooner almost approach close directly imminence imminent impending near presently quickly shortly about to in a little while not long won't be long almost here just around the corner in the near future about to happen any minute (now) in a minute in a moment

States Time Relative time Right time

Early

What words indicate that something happens too early?

too early too soon untimely premature prematurely jump the gun

States Time Relative time Right time

On time

What words indicate that something happens before it is too late?

in time just in time in the nick of time not a moment too soon at the last minute at the eleventh hour catch cut it fine cut it too close made it in by a whisker just under the wire

Examples soon examples

How do I use soon in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I will be back soon.

You must help her, and soon!

I sincerely hope that you will soon recover from your illness.

I hope that you will get well soon.

I'll phone you as soon as I get to the airport.

I hope to see you soon.

I hope to see his picture soon.

I look forward to meeting you again soon.

I'm looking forward to seeing you again soon.

We are looking forward to seeing you soon.

If you hurry, you will soon overtake her.

I may give up soon and just nap instead.

Maybe I'll just give up soon and take a nap instead.

I might give up soon and have a kip instead.

Classes are starting again soon.

You should eat more, or you won't get well soon.

You'd better go home as soon as possible.

Movie subtitles

They'll cut the broadcast soon.

So, does all this mean that Western civilization itself could soon be history?

Take care of your golden plates, Mormon, for soon, your entire civilization will be gone and nobody will remember you.

I hope he gets to baptizing me soon!

These discoveries are exciting, but don't expect to be contacting extraterrestrial life on these planets any time soon.

I get up early, and as soon as I open the door, I practically ran into this spear that's stuck in the ground.

As soon as he finds her he'll leave right away.

I want you for my opponent as soon as possible.

I'll call as soon as I hand her over to the Burns Team.

We'll need to organize our surgeries so the wait time for each recipient is as soon as possible.

They'll need to be off of dialysis and ready to go as soon as their organs arrive.

As predicted, the refrigerator guy came as soon as I got in the shower.

Nah, I left as soon as you texted me.

He quits on things as soon as they get hard.

Oort wanted to detect and analyse that emission too, as soon as the war was over.

As soon as we have the money, we'll send them to the Algiers boarding school.

Are you due soon?

The French will soon return home!

Allah's will shall soon be fulfilled.

It'll soon reach us.

In trouble so soon?

See you soon, Dion.

I ended it as soon as you woke up.

I'll, uh, see you soon.

You'll find out soon enough.

I'll be out of both oxygen and propellant pretty soon.

I'll head over as soon as I'm done with that.

We're going to compete soon.

Be back soon.

As soon as they open the ballroom, let's cut a rug?

Cam! All right, we're gonna be at the hospital soon!

You'll be too good for me to test soon, those words get harder and harder.

As soon as it became compulsory.

Oh, he screams the place down as soon as he sees them.

I'm sure she'll write personally, as soon as she's able.

It just, it seems a little soon.

News and current affairs

Efficiency requires sharing research as widely as possible as soon as it is available.

As a result, the new pasture land or farmland is soon abandoned, with no prospect for regeneration of the original forest and its unique ecosystems.

Second, everyone must recognize their stake in restoring balanced advanced-country growth as much and as soon as possible in order to counter the ongoing shortfall in aggregate demand.

People too easily forget Ukraine, this big country on the border of the soon-to-be enlarged European Union.

But, first, they must anticipate the associated financing requirements, which will soon surpass the current capacities of governments and international donors, and take action now to activate new, reliable sources of financing.

It is too much to expect that these new fiscal institutions will become as important or powerful as central banks, at least anytime soon.

They found the arctic ice impenetrable, and soon gave up their quest.

It is likely, however, that major governments will soon discover that the insecurity created by non-state cyber actors will require closer cooperation among governments.

Soon after the bloody crackdown on Tiananmen, a new orthodoxy replaced Chinese Marxism: Chinese nationalism.

Nevertheless, even if America is only on the edge of a liquidity trap, and even if it moves away from the current state of affairs soon, this is a frightening situation.

As soon as the midwife saw that the baby was coming out feet forward, she must have known that there was little she could do to save either mother or baby.

If temperatures soon return to normal, the partnership can be restored.

Soon, my fellow classmates at the medical college will be starting classes.

He set up a highly profitable arms trading company. Soon he became one of the country's richest tycoons.

Later, I went on a tour that they organized to watch the launch of Charles Simonyi, the fifth (and soon seventh) space tourist, from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.

Soon after, I started casually discussing the notion of becoming a backup cosmonaut with the Space Adventures team.

Economic (and political) logic requires that the eurozone will soon also need a common bank rescue fund.

Or will we witness attempts to downplay the calamity and return to business as usual as soon as possible?

While Thein Sein would undoubtedly wish to see the myriad economic and political sanctions imposed on Burma quickly lifted, it is too soon for a general easing of such measures.

Although the threatened indictment of al-Bashir has prompted protest in Khartoum, no one expects him to appear in court soon.

The best chance to end cotton subsidies soon was lost last December, when African countries, aided by India and Brazil, pressed hard for the elimination of cotton subsidies, at the World Trade Organization's meeting in Hong Kong.

The hope was that policy settings soon would return to pre-crisis norms.

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