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- [soon]
- /sun/
- /suːn/
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- [soon]
- /sun/
Definitions of soon word
- adverb soon within a short period after this or that time, event, etc.: We shall know soon after he calls. 1
- adverb soon before long; in the near future; at an early date: Let's leave soon. 1
- adverb soon promptly or quickly: He came as soon as he could. 1
- adverb soon readily or willingly: I would as soon walk as ride. 1
- adverb soon early in a period of time; before the time specified is much advanced: soon at night; soon in the evening. 1
- adverb soon Obsolete. immediately; at once; forthwith. 1
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Origin of soon
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English sōna; cognate with Old High German sān, Gothic suns
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Parts of speech for Soon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
soon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
soon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for soon
adv soon
- afterward — If you do something or if something happens afterward, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.
- anon — Anon means quite soon.
- any more — If something does not happen or is not true any more or any longer, it has stopped happening or is no longer true.
- at once — If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
- before long — If you say that something will happen or happened before long, you mean that it will happen or happened soon.
adj soon
- anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- early on — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- matinal — (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
adverb soon
- directly — in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake.
- ensuingly — In an ensuing manner; subsequently.
- expeditiously — In an expeditious manner.
- fast — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- freshly — Newly; recently.
adjective soon
- mistimed — Done at an inappropriate moment; badly timed.
Antonyms for soon
adverb soon
- distant — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
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