soon

adv., soon·er, soon·est.

1. In the near future; shortly.
2. Without hesitation; promptly: came as soon as possible.
3. Before the usual or appointed time; early.
4. With willingness; readily: I'd as soon leave right now.
5. Obsolete. Immediately.

idioms:

no sooner than

1. As soon as: No sooner was the frost off the ground than the work began.

sooner or later

1. At some time; eventually: Sooner or later you will have to face the facts.

[Middle English sone, from Old English sōna, immediately, soon.]

USAGE NOTE   No sooner, as a comparative adverb, should be followed by than, not when, as in these typical examples: No sooner had she come than the maid knocked. I had no sooner left than she called.

adv

Definition: in the near future
Antonyms: distant, far, later, never

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IN BRIEF: In a short time.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American transcendentalist philosopher.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: in the near future
  Synonyms: shortly, presently, before long

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - snart, tidligt

idioms:

• as soon as    så snart
• would just as soon    ville lige så gerne

Nederlands (Dutch)
spoedig, gauw, binnenkort

Français (French)
adv. - bientôt, vite, tôt, peu après, à peine, autant, plutôt

idioms:

• as soon as    aussitôt que
• would just as soon    ferais, ferait, etc tout autant

Deutsch (German)
adv. - bald, schnell, früh, gern

idioms:

• as soon as    sobald
• would just as soon    würde genauso gern

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - σύντομα, χωρίς χρονοτριβή, νωρίς, προσεχώς, σε λίγο

idioms:

• as soon as    ευθύς ως, μόλις
• would just as soon    θα προτιμούσα

Italiano (Italian)
presto

idioms:

• as soon as    non appena
• would just as soon    volentieri, anche subito

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - logo, breve, sem demora, dentro em pouco, prontamente

idioms:

• as soon as    assim que, logo que
• would just as soon    preferia no seu lugar...

Русский (Russian)
скоро, рано, с готовностью, охотно

idioms:

• as soon as    как только, не позже чем
• would just as soon    охотно, с готовностью

Español (Spanish)
adv. - pronto, dentro de poco, en breve, próximamente

idioms:

• as soon as    en cuanto, tan pronto como
• would just as soon    preferiría, de preferencia

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - snart, tidigt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
很快, 马上, 立刻

idioms:

• as soon as    一经..., 一...就..., 立即...
• would just as soon    宁愿, 宁可

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 很快, 馬上, 立刻

idioms:

• as soon as    一經..., 一...就..., 立即...
• would just as soon    寧願, 寧可

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 이제 곧, 빨리, 자진하여

idioms:

• as soon as    ~하자마자, ~하자 곧

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - もうすぐ, 早く, 速やかに, 間も無く

idioms:

• as soon as    …するとすぐに
• as soon as maybe    できるだけ早く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) قريبا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮מיד, בקרוב, בתוך זמן קצר, מהר, במהרה, בהקדם, מוקדם, תוך (כמה) זמן?‬

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