soon

soon  (sn)

adv. soon·er, soon·est

1. In the near future; shortly.

2. Without hesitation; promptly: came as soon as possible.

3. Before the usual or appointed time; early.

4. With willingness; readily: I'd as soon leave right now.

5. Obsolete Immediately.

Idioms:

no sooner than

As soon as: No sooner was the frost off the ground than the work began.

sooner or later

At some time; eventually: Sooner or later you will have to face the facts.

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[Middle English sone, from Old English sna, immediately, soon.]

Usage Note: No sooner, as a comparative adverb, should be followed by than, not when, as in these typical examples: No sooner had she come than the maid knocked. I had no sooner left than she called.

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soon

Adverb

1. in or after a short time; before long

2. as soon as at the very moment that: as soon as he had closed the door

3. as soon ... as used to indicate that the first alternative is slightly preferable to the second: they'd just as soon die for him as live [Old English sōna]

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

soon - in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long" before long, presently, shortly

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soon

adverb before long, shortly, in the near future, in a minute, anon (archaic) in a short time, in a little while, any minute now, betimes (archaic) in two shakes of a lamb's tail, erelong (archaic), (poetic) in a couple of shakes

Translations

soon [suːn] adv → pronto, dentro de poco;

soon afterwards → poco después;

very/quite soon → muy/bastante pronto;

how soon can you be ready? → ¿cuánto tardas en prepararte?;

it's too soon to tell → es demasiado pronto para saber;

see you soon! → ¡hasta pronto! see also as

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soon [suːn] adv → bientôt (= early); tôt;

soon afterwards → peu après;

quite soon → sous peu;

how soon can you do it? → combien de temps vous faut-il pour le faire, au plus pressé?;

how soon can you come back? → quand or dans combien de temps pouvez-vous revenir, au plus tôt?;

see you soon! → à bientôt! see also as

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soon [suːn] adv → bald;

(a short time after) → bald, schnell;

(early) → früh;

soon afterwards → kurz or bald danach;

quite soon → ziemlich bald;

how soon can you finish it? → bis wann haben Sie es fertig?;

how soon can you come back? → wann können Sie frühestens wiederkommen?;

see you soon! → bis bald! see also as

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soon [suːn] adv → presto, fra poco (= early); presto;

soon afterwards → poco dopo;

very/quite soon → molto/abbastanza presto;

as soon as possible → prima possibile;

I'll do it as soon as I can → lo farò appena posso;

how soon can you be ready? → fra quanto tempo sarà pronto?;

see you soon! → a presto!

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soon

adv soon [suːn]

1 in a short time from now or from the time mentioned They'll be here sooner than you think; I hope he arrives soon. binnekort قَريبا، عَمّا قَريب скоро brzo, dřív tidligere end; snart bald σύντομα pronto, en breve, dentro de poco varsti به زودي pian tôt; bientôt בְּקָרוֹב जल्दी, शीघ्र ही, निकट भविष्य में uskoro, ubrzo nemsokára; hamarosan segera fljótlega presto やがて 곧, 머지않아 greitai, netrukus drīz tidak lama lagi spoedig snart niedługo, wkrótce, wcześnie em breve (în) curând скоро, вскоре skoro, onedlho kmalu uskoro snart, strax ในไม่ช้า biraz sonra, birazdan, yakında 不久 незабаром, невдовзі تھوڑی دیر میں chẳng bao lâu nữa, chẳng mấy chốc nữa 不久

2 early It's too soon to tell. vroeg مُبَكِّرا рано brzo tidlig bald νωρίς pronto, temprano vara زود aikaisin tôt מוּקדָם מִדַי जल्दी, शीघ्र prerano korán dini snemmt presto 早く 일찍, 일찌감치 anksti agri awal; cepat vroeg tidlig wcześnie cedo devreme рано skoro zgodaj rano tidig เร็ว erken 早 рано جلدی sớm , nhanh 早

3 willingly I would sooner stand than sit. liewers, eerder مُسْتَعِد، جاهِز، عن رَغْبَةٍ по-скоро raději hellere gern πρόθυμα antes, (estar de pie antes de estar sentado prefiero) pigem(ini) مشتاقانه mieluummin plutôt בְּרָצוֹן तत्परता radije inkább (mint, hogysem) lebih suka fúslega piuttosto むしろ noriai, verčiau drīzāk; labprāt[] rela liever heller, like gjerne chętnie antes mai curând охотно radšej rad radije hellre, snarare อย่างเต็มใจ seve seve 寧可 охоче فورا vui lòng, tự nguyện 宁可

as soon as

(not later than the moment) when You may have a biscuit as soon as we get home. so gou as حالَما، عندَما когато jakmile så snart sobald wie μόλις en cuanto, tan pronto como niipea kui به محض اينكه heti kun dès que מִיָד כְּשֶ... čim, tek što mihelyt setelah um leið og appena ～するやいなや ...하자 마자 kai tik tiklīdz sebaik saja zodra så snart som skoro tylko logo que (de) îndată ce как только len čo kakor hitro čim så snart (fort) ทันทีที่ ...-ar, ...-maz 一...就... як тільки جونہی، جیسے ہی ngay khi 一...就...

no sooner … than

when ... immediately No sooner had we set off than we realized we'd left the dog behind. onmiddellik حالا، ما كادَ أن ...حَتّى веднага след sotvaže; teprve když i det øjeblik kaum... als μόλις, πριν καλά καλά apenas vaevalt ... kui بلا فاصله tuskin ... kun à peine... que מִיָד כְּשֶ... वे चले ही गये थे कि čim amint ..., máris ... segera setelah varla .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. þegar (non appena...) ～するやいなや ...하자마자 곧 vos tik tiklīdz ... kad; uzreiz pēc sebaik saja nauwelijks... of ikke før... enn, med det samme... så ledwo ... jak, natychmiast logo que de-abia... că как только...сразу, не успел... как len čo ... už brž ko odmah knappt ... förrän เกิดขึ้นทันทีหลังจากที่สิ่งหนึ่งได้เกิดขึ้น ...-er, ...-ermez 一...就... тільки..., як... اسی وقت ngay lúc, ngay sau 一...就...

sooner or later

eventually He'll come home sooner or later, I suppose. eindelik عاجِلا أم آجلا рано или късно dříve či později før eller senere früher oder später αργά ή γρήγορα tarde o temprano varem või hiljem زود يا دير ennemmin tai myöhemmin tôt ou tard בְּמוּקדָם אוֹ בִּמאוּחָר कभी न कभी prije ili kasnije előbb-utóbb entah kapan fyrr eða seinna prima o poi 遅かれ早かれ 조만간, 머지않아 anksčiau ar vėliau agrāk vai vēlāk lambat-laun uiteindelijk før eller siden prędzej czy później mais cedo ou mais tarde mai devreme sau mai târziu рано или поздно skôr či neskôr prej ali slej kad-tad förr eller senare ไม่ช้าก็เร็ว eninde sonunda, bir gün 遲早 рано чи пізно; зрештою کبھی نہ کبھی rốt cuộc 迟早

the sooner the better

as quickly as possible When shall I tell him?' `The sooner the better!' hoe gouer hoe beter كُلَّما كان أسْرَع كُلَّما كانَ أفْضَل، خَيْرُ البر عاجِلُه колкото по-рано, толкова по-добре co nejdříve jo hurtigere, jo bedre desto besser je früher το συντομότερο δυνατό, όσο νωρίτερα τόσο το καλύτερο cuanto antes mejor mida varem seda parem هر چه زود تر بهتر mitä pikemmin sitä parempi le plus le mieux tôt sera בַּמְהִירוּת הַאֶפשָׁרִית što prije to bolje minél előbb, annál jobb secepat mungkin því fyrr því betra (quanto prima tanto meglio) 早いほどよい 가능한 한 빨리, 빠르면 빠를수록 좋다 kuo greičiau, tuo geriau jo ātrāk, jo labāk lagi cepat lagi bagus hoe eerder hoe beter jo før jo heller im prędzej tym lepiej quanto mais cedo melhor cu cât mai devreme, cu atât mai bine чем раньше, тем лучше čo najskôr čim prej, tem bolje što pre to bolje ju förr desto bättre ทันทีที่เป็นไปได้ ne kadar erken ... o kadar iyi 越快越好 чим раніше, тим краще جتنی جلدی ہو سکے اتنا اچھا càng sớm càng tốt 越快越好