Definitions

soon

[soon] / sun /

ADVERB

in the near future

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly early instantly promptly quickly rapidly shortly speedily

STRONG

presently

WEAK

anon any minute now before long betimes by and by coming down the pike ere long expeditiously fast fleetly forthwith hastily in a little while in a minute in a second in a short time in due time in short order in time lickety-split on time posthaste pronto quick short

Antonyms

STRONGEST

late later

WEAK

distant far never

Example Sentences

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Since the Waters center formalized the partnership in 2021, one other adult school has adopted the arrangement and a second will do so soon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

He didn't become the world's richest man – with a personal fortune of over $700bn, and soon to be over $1trn – without proving his doubters wrong.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

OpenAI has been working with a few bankers, including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, on the IPO process and aims to go public as soon as September, the Wall Street Journal earlier reported.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The filing sets up the company to potentially go public as soon as this fall, though OpenAI—which kick-started the AI boom with the 2022 release of ChatGPT—said it hasn’t yet decided on timing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

How grateful I was now for Father’s insistence that his children speak German and English almost as soon as Dutch.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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