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   soon

   /suːn/

   adverb

   • 1. in or after a short time: "everyone will soon know the truth" Similar in a short timeshortlypresentlyin the near futurebefore longin a little whilein a minutein a momentin an instantin a twinklingin the twinkling of an eyebefore you know itany minute (now)any day (now)any time (now)by and byinformal:prontoin (less than) no timein no time (at all)in a jiffyin two shakesin two shakes of a lamb's tailbefore you can say Jack Robinsonsharpishin a tickin two ticksdated:directlyarchaic, informal:anonliterary:ere long
   • ▪ early: "how soon can you get here?" Similar earlyquicklypromptlyspeedilypunctuallyby when
   • 2. used to indicate one's preference in a particular matter: "I'd just as soon Tim did it"

   Word Origin Old Englishsōna ‘immediately’, of West Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. soonish adverb

   Scrabble Points: 4

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