soon

adverb

ˈsün 

 especially New England  ˈsu̇n

sooner; soonest

1

: without undue time lapse : before long

soon after sunrise

2

: in a prompt manner : speedily

as soon as possible

the sooner the better

no sooner said than done

3

: in agreement with one's choice or preference : willingly

I'd just as soon walk as drive

4

archaic : before the usual time

5

obsolete : at once : immediately

Synonyms

• anon
• before long
• by and by
• directly
• momentarily
• presently
• shortly

Examples of soon in a Sentence

We will soon be making changes.

The soonest I can get there is tomorrow.

When is the soonest possible date of delivery?

The audience soon realized that it wasn't a stunt.

She found a job soon after graduation.

How soon can you finish the job?

The sooner you finish your homework, the sooner you can go outside and play.

I will let you know as soon as possible.

I'll get there as soon as I can.

Recent Examples on the Web

But that hope vanished soon after when D’Arnaud, 35, signed a two-year, $12 million deal with the Angels less than two weeks after becoming a free agent. —David O'Brien, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024

Now in 2024, the company is saying that Hatsune Miku VG AI will be out soon and would use in part AI voice synthesization tools. —Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024

Wilson's bid to toss out the charges was denied, but soon after, the Supreme Court handed down its June 2022 ruling that expanded gun rights and laid out its history-and-tradition test for evaluating the constitutionality of firearms rules. —Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024

Emilia Pérez was a crowd pleaser out of Cannes, with Netflix swooping up the feature soon after its debut at the May festival. —Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English soone, from Old English sōna; akin to Old High German sān immediately

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5

Phrases Containing soon

• a fool and his money are soon parted
• all too soon
• anytime soon
• as soon as
• as soon as the dust settles
• as soon/quickly as (humanly) possible
• none too soon
• not a moment too soon
• soon enough
• too soon
• we'll (soon) see about that
• would just as soon

Kids Definition

soon

adverb

ˈsün 

 especially New England  ˈsu̇n

1

: before long : without delay

soon after sunrise

2

: in a speedy way

as soon as possible

3

archaic : before the usual time

4

: by choice

would as soon do it now