- in or after a short time; in a little while; before long
- as soon as ⇒ at the very moment that: she burst into tears as soon as she saw him
- as soon…as ⇒ used to indicate that the second alternative mentioned is not preferable to the first: I'd just as soon go by train as drive
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soon /sun/USA pronunciation
adv., -er-est.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- within a short period;
before long:The frogs started their noise soon after dark. - promptly;
quickly:Finish as soon as you can. - readily or willingly:I would as soon walk as ride.
- Idioms sooner or latersometime;
eventually:Sooner or later you must face the truth. - Idioms would or had sooner[~ + verb (+ than + verb)] to prefer to:I would sooner stay home and watch TV (than go to that party).Compare rather (def. 7).
soon
(so̅o̅n),USA pronunciation adv., -er-est.
- within a short period after this or that timeeventetc.:We shall know soon after he calls.
- before long;
in the near future;
at an early date:Let's leave soon. - promptly or quickly:He came as soon as he could.
- readily or willingly:I would as soon walk as ride.
- early in a period of time;
before the time specified is much advanced:soon at night; soon in the evening. - [Obs.]immediately;
at once;
forthwith. - would soonerto prefer to:I would sooner not go to their party.Cf. rather (def. 7).
- sooner or latereventually:Sooner or later his luck will run out.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English sōna; cognate with Old High German sān, Gothic suns
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soon /suːn/ adv
'soon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anon
- a.s.a.p.
- BBS
- betimes
- birthright
- call
- catch up
- come
- day
- death
- demand
- directly
- early
- executable
- feed
- fluorescence
- grow out of
- hold on
- hopefully
- hospital pass
- immediately
- imminent
- interpreter
- kwashiorkor
- liable
- long
- look
- lose
- momentarily
- move
- neutron bomb
- New Testament
- nidifugous
- now
- offing
- once
- pass
- plutonium
- precipitate
- presently
- previous
- quick
- RSS
- shortly
- sight
- sooner
- the
- throw
- uranium
- à bientôt