soon
[ soon ]
/ sun /
adverb, soon·er, soon·est.
within a short period after this or that time, event, etc.: 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.
Obsolete.
immediately; at once; forthwith.
Idioms for soon
sooner or later,
eventually: Sooner or later his luck will run out.
Origin of soon
before 900; Middle English; Old English
sōna; cognate with Old High German
sān, Gothic
suns
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH soon
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sooey,
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soon,
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soonest
British Dictionary definitions for sooner or later
soon
/ (suːn) /
adverb
in or after a short time; in a little while; before long
the doctor will soon be here
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
Word Origin for soon
Old English
sōna; related to Old High German
sāno, Gothic
suns
Idioms and Phrases with sooner or later (1 of 2)
sooner or later
Eventually, at some unspecified future time, as in Sooner or later we'll have to answer that letter, or It's bound to stop raining sooner or later. This term, which generally implies that some future event is certain to happen, was first recorded in 1577.
Idioms and Phrases with sooner or later (2 of 2)
soon
see as soon as; fool and his money are soon parted; had rather (sooner); just as soon; no sooner said than done; speak too soon.