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 witness told the outlet a car sped away from the scene soon after.
  — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2022
• 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
• There were soon dozens of tigers at the Secret Garden, many of them white.
  — Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2022
• 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
• The Tigers got on the board soon after, thanks to a dose of speed from Akil Baddoo.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2022
• But he was getting married, his soon-to-be (and now) wife had a job in L.A.
  — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022
• 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
• And then soon after that, when the protests were shut down, women had to wear the hijab.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2022
• 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
• The family of four will soon be one of five as Brittany and Patrick are expecting their third child together — a girl.
  — Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
• The next Escape From Tarkov wipe is now only a few days away, with the pre-wipe events kicking up a gear, signalling that a release date for the new wipe will arrive soon.
  — Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Jan 2025