as soon as

conjunction

: immediately at or shortly after the time that
call as soon as you get there

Examples of as soon as in a Sentence

let us know as soon as you get the news from the hospital
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Use it only in genuine emergencies and replenish it as soon as possible. True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 On Friday, investors were encouraged by remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the central bank’s annual economic symposium signaling that the central bank could lower interest rates as soon as next month. Brian Evans, CNBC, 23 Aug. 2025 But Russia may withdraw from the ISS program as soon as 2028, so NASA has tasked its U.S. cargo ship suppliers — SpaceX and Northrop Grumman, which builds the Cygnus vehicle — to perform reboost demonstrations as supplements. Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025 Not only does Musk want to send one of the vehicles on an uncrewed flight to Mars when the next opportunity arises in 2026, but NASA also plans to send its astronauts to the lunar surface aboard one of the vehicles as soon as mid-2027 as part of a $2.9 billion contract. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for as soon as

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of as soon as was in the 13th century

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“As soon as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20soon%20as. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

as soon as

conjunction
: immediately at or just after the time that
left as soon as the meeting was over

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