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 timeThe plumber arrived, and not a moment too soon.
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The unsightly and disease breeding accumulations of winter cannot be removed too soon.
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Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The Fed lost a good deal of trust after failing to address inflation early on, so may be reluctant to let off the brakes too soon.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
The medications are the same that are used when someone goes through precocious puberty, which is when a child’s body changes into that of an adult too soon.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
Never too soon to start stocking up on little red hens.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
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Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The Fed lost a good deal of trust after failing to address inflation early on, so may be reluctant to let off the brakes too soon.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
The medications are the same that are used when someone goes through precocious puberty, which is when a child’s body changes into that of an adult too soon.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
Never too soon to start stocking up on little red hens.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Too soon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20soon. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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