1
as in shortly
at or within a short time
we'll be done soon
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2
as in rather
by choice or preference
I'd sooner have a cavity filled than suffer through that opera again
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3
as in quickly
with great speed
as soon as possible
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Recent Examples of soon
He was strongly criticized for not acting sooner to alert residents.
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
More Premier League stories Erling Haaland will be back ‘soon’ after missing Liverpool defeat
Tottenham can still salvage this season – here are three reasons why
Man City are a team in transition: how long will that process take?
—Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Pike soon married again and had a child with her second husband.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Book soon, past events have filled up with thousands of visitors.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
More Premier League stories Erling Haaland will be back ‘soon’ after missing Liverpool defeat
Tottenham can still salvage this season – here are three reasons why
Man City are a team in transition: how long will that process take?
—Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Pike soon married again and had a child with her second husband.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Book soon, past events have filled up with thousands of visitors.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soon
Adverb
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Blumenfield faces term limits in 2026 and won’t be eligible to run again. — TESTING THE SYSTEM: Los Angeles County deployed its new emergency alert system shortly before the Jan. 7 wildfires, giving officials comparatively little time to get comfortable with the software.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Underground construction should begin on the hotel parking ramp and office building shortly thereafter, project adviser Mike Hahm told Axios. Construction on the 158-room hotel should be underway by summer, said Hahm.—
Kyle Stokes,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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But the win seemed rather improbable just 48 hours ago.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The next generation of geothermal-energy projects—including FORGE, in Utah—was not about harvesting natural steam but, rather, drilling to create steam.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Use strong multifactor authentication, preferably passkeys or FIDO U2F keys, and audit user permissions regularly.—
Julio Fort,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Russia will be particularly interested in minimizing security guarantees for Ukraine, and so such guarantees would preferably be agreed on by Ukraine and its allies prior to negotiations with Russia.—
Tetiana Kyselova,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Traffic moved swiftly across the relatively empty pavement.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Instead, Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story was a hit for Netflix, swiftly becoming the second-biggest English-language release in Netflix history and rapidly clocking over a billion streaming views worldwide.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Ensure fire suppression equipment is readily available.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Ensure that fire suppression equipment is readily available.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Catch up quick: The outbreak started in Gaines County, Texas, a locality of roughly 23,000 people that is home to a community of Mennonites.—
Jaden Amos,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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These tools have made operations run quicker and smoother, saving time and boosting productivity.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Cypress was first elected to the Miccosukee Business Council in 1973, serving for over a decade before being elected Chairman.—
Milena Malaver,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
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Houston scored first in the third, but the Yankees plated three in the bottom of that same inning, with George Lombard Jr. and Ben Rice hitting homers.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The original, compared to my version, doesn’t really feel a lot faster.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2025
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Users can also move the onscreen joystick for precise control, with a speed wheel determining how fast the focal point moves around.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Soon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soon. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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