too soon

idiom

: before the time that is proper, preferred, or specified

I spoke too soon.

It's too soon to tell what will happen.

The show was over all too soon.

—often used in negative context to say at an appropriate or opportune time

The plumber arrived, and not a moment too soon.

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But he was sidelined with a groin injury late in training camp and apparently returned too soon, aggravating the injury in Week 2 and then being held out until Week 9. —

Phil Rogers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 Pompadour died of tuberculosis in 1764 and therefore passed too soon to experience the Dionysian thrill of eating tacos on a blanket. —

Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024 Getting on the court was a battle for Rice, who had to weigh her desire to play against the potential harm in returning too soon. —

Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024 Emerging too soon can lead to death, because the baby fish won’t have developed the tools necessary to deal with the outside world. —

Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for too soon