How to Use soon in a Sentence

soon

adverb
  • How soon can you finish the job?
  • We will soon be making changes.
  • I will let you know as soon as possible.
  • I'll get there as soon as I can.
  • The sooner you finish your homework, the sooner you can go outside and play.
  • The audience soon realized that it wasn't a stunt.
  • When is the soonest possible date of delivery?
  • The soonest I can get there is tomorrow.
  • She found a job soon after graduation.
  • If this is a glimpse of what’s to come, The U might be back soon.
    Ralph D. Russo, Chicago Tribune, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Last week Palau was the first, with Chile and the Maldives soon to do so.
    Bill Weir, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
  • China could soon have a train that is as fast as a plane.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Chanel Iman will soon be able to call herself a mom to three girls!
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
  • The sounds of the car horn and traffic followed soon after.
    Curtis Varnell, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024
  • The latter has been out of office for years, and the former will be soon.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Apr. 2024
  • Holbrook was unable to say just how soon the bill could get a vote.
    Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 23 July 2024
  • But the point at which the world first steps over the 1.5 degree threshold could be much sooner.
    Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Whole Foods customers will soon be able to pay for their groceries with the palm of their hand.
    USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
  • And the ones that aren’t, that still continue to drink, are going to be dead soon.
    Marianne Garvey, CNN, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Maybe Justin Fields will soon become in this league what Aaron Rodgers has long been.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The pups were soon brought back, but Lady Gaga won’t have to splash out that cash, after all.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The second was a dialogue with my soon-to-be twelve-year-old.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Majhi had in fact moved out of her house soon after the attack.
    Suhasini Raj, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
  • On the other hand, if the Cubs don’t wake up soon, Hoyer could be the one looking at a fire sale.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
  • Gear from one of the greatest football matches of all-time could soon be yours.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Here was a boy who loved his mother and lost her too soon and too abruptly.
    Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Ahead, see everything to know about the star's soon-to-be husband.
    Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The Premier League and the rest will come soon enough to poach Italy’s best talents and to try to beat back its teams’ advances on the field.
    Andrew Das, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • This sad pup will soon be rescued by income-hungry investors.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Considered one of the most powerful people in the world of fine dining, Vongerichten may soon be conquering the realm of real estate, too.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024

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