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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Without close monitoring, there is a danger of loading the injured area too much or too soon, as well as unknowingly shifting stress to surrounding joints and tissues.
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Davis was a son, brother and uncle who was taken too soon, his family said in a GoFundMe posted after his death.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Obviously taken way too soon, a master at his craft, and just someone that was a pleasure to be around.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
According to reporting from The Arizona Republic, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said his department released Guthrie’s home as a crime scene too soon, only to return days later to recover additional evidence.
—Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Davis was a son, brother and uncle who was taken too soon, his family said in a GoFundMe posted after his death.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Obviously taken way too soon, a master at his craft, and just someone that was a pleasure to be around.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
According to reporting from The Arizona Republic, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said his department released Guthrie’s home as a crime scene too soon, only to return days later to recover additional evidence.
—Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Too soon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20soon. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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