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soon

  • adjective
  • so͞on

Short in length of time from the present.

Example

“I need the soonest date you have available.”

Other meanings

  1. Used as an alternative to express 'to be going to' in the form 'to be soon to'.

    “Hurry up, the wedding is soon to start!”

Related words

  • oversoon
  • soonness
  • eftsoons
  • get well soon
  • soon enough
  • sooner or later
  • soonish
  • soonly
  • soon-to-wed
  • too soon
  • any time soon
  • anytime soon

Example sentences

  • “We'll be in touch with you soon.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “Do you want to wrap this up soon?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “I hope to be making some money soon.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "sōna" (immediately, at once).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “soon” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.