soon (suːn
)
Definitions
adverb
- in or after a short time; in a little while; before long ⇒
the doctor will soon be here
- See as soon as
- See as soon…as
Word Origin
Old English sōna; related to Old High German sāno, Gothic sunsSynonyms
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before long,
shortly,
in the near future,
in a minute,
anon,
in a short time in a little while
any minute now,
betimes,
in two shakes of a lamb's tail
erelong,
in a couple of shakes
Translations
- British English:
soon
If something is going to happen soon, it will happen after a short time.You'll be hearing from us very soon.suːn ADVERB You'll be hearing from us very soon.
- Spanish:
dentro de poco
adv
- French:
bientôt
adv
- German:
bald
adv
- Chinese: 很快 adv
- Arabic: قَرِيباً adv
- Portuguese: em breve adv
- Russian: скоро adv
- Croatian: uskoro adv
- Czech: brzy adv
- Danish: snart adv
- Dutch: spoedig adv
- Finnish: pian adv
- Greek: σύντομα adv
- Italian: presto adv
- Japanese: まもなく adv
- Korean: 곧 adv
- Norwegian: snart adv
- Polish: niedługo adv
- Brazilian Portuguese: em breve adv
- European Spanish:
dentro de poco
adv
- Swedish: snart adv
- Thai: ไม่นาน adv
- Turkish: kısa zamanda adv
- Vietnamese: sớm adv
Usage examples
He had vanished in the company of a young sandy-haired knight almost as soon as they crossed the threshold of the monastery.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)Without moving from my bench, I soon amassed an impressive list.
Country Life (2004)The Tánaiste, Ms Harney, also said she wanted to see the matter closed as soon as possible.
Irish Times (2002)She soon turned up again on camera - filmed secretly, still toting her gun, in a bank robbery in San Francisco.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Reluctantly the New South Wales government offered twopence; soon it had to raise this to sixpence.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)