soon
adverb /suːn/Definition
A2 in or within a short time; before long; quickly: She'll soon be here./She'll be here soon. It will soon be impossible for foreigners to enter the country. The sooner we leave, the sooner we'll get there. Soon after agreeing to go, she realized she'd made a mistake. How soon (= when) can we sign the contract? "When would you like to meet?" "The sooner the better." I couldn't get out of that place soon enough.In the future and soon as soon as B1 at the same time or a very short time after: As soon as I saw her, I knew there was something wrong.Simultaneous and consecutiveOrder and sequence as soon as possible A2 If you do something as soon as possible, you do it as quickly as you can: We need the repairs done as soon as possible.In the future and soon
(Definition of soon adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a matter/question of time idiom
- ahead adverb (IN THE FUTURE)
- all in good time idiom
- anon adverb
- ASAP
- away adverb (IN THE FUTURE)
- due adjective (EXPECTED)
- future adjective
- futuristic adjective
- gonna
- in the fullness of time idiom
- in the long run idiom
- in the short run idiom
- posterity noun
- presently adverb (SOON)
- shortly adverb
- someday adverb
- sometime adverb
- space noun (EMPTY PLACE)
- yet adverb (IN THE FUTURE)
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