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.
Examples of too soon in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation said the Waymo expansion was happening too soon, without enough local oversight of autonomous vehicle operations, but in an order last month state officials said that those concerns were unfounded.
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David Ingram, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Vince Gill honored two Oklahomans taken too soon during a Saturday night concert hosted by Blake Shelton.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024
The policymakers must take care not to cut rates too soon or inflation could stay high — or even re-accelerate.
—Christopher Rugaber, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
What a young, talented actor and a great friend — gone way too soon.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 Apr. 2024
An annual inflation measure watched closely by the Federal Reserve crept higher in February, its first rise in five months and a sign the central bank could remain wary about cutting interest rates too soon.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
From a grandmother who marched in Selma alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to her mother who lost her life too soon due to a failure of the healthcare system, McDougale is all too familiar with discrimination.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 26 Mar. 2024
But the University of Miami athletics family weathers a big loss in a sudden retirement that feels too soon.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Though it was beloved by critics and had some great guest stars, Detroiters never garnered a large audience, making this delightful, wacky series a real hidden gem that Comedy Central canceled far too soon.
—Kevin Jacobsen and Hope Lasater, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
David Ingram, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Vince Gill honored two Oklahomans taken too soon during a Saturday night concert hosted by Blake Shelton.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024
The policymakers must take care not to cut rates too soon or inflation could stay high — or even re-accelerate.
—Christopher Rugaber, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
What a young, talented actor and a great friend — gone way too soon.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 Apr. 2024
An annual inflation measure watched closely by the Federal Reserve crept higher in February, its first rise in five months and a sign the central bank could remain wary about cutting interest rates too soon.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
From a grandmother who marched in Selma alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to her mother who lost her life too soon due to a failure of the healthcare system, McDougale is all too familiar with discrimination.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 26 Mar. 2024
But the University of Miami athletics family weathers a big loss in a sudden retirement that feels too soon.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Though it was beloved by critics and had some great guest stars, Detroiters never garnered a large audience, making this delightful, wacky series a real hidden gem that Comedy Central canceled far too soon.
—Kevin Jacobsen and Hope Lasater, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
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