soon

About 121.97 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Short in length of time from the present.

   I need the soonest date you have available.

2. adjective Early.
3. adjective Used as an alternative to express 'to be going to' in the form 'to be soon to'.

   Hurry up, the wedding is soon to start!

4. adverb Immediately, instantly.
5. adverb Within a short time; quickly.

   His wife is likely to come too after him, but we just do not know how soon after.

6. adverb Early.
7. adverb Readily; willingly; used with would, or some other word expressing will.

Similar words

presently shortly before long imminently imminent rather immediately anon promptly forthwith

Often followed by

as after be to became the found afterwards he

Word family

sooner soonest