as soon as

conjunction

Synonyms of as soon asnext
: 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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Yet stocks fell Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, and traders are pricing in the chance of a rate hike as soon as September. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 Burnham’s victory piles pressure on Starmer to quit Burnham will head to London to be sworn in as a lawmaker as soon as Monday. Kwiyeon Ha, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 Burnham could now trigger a leadership challenge to Starmer as soon as next week, once he is formally sworn in as a Member of Parliament. Hugh Leask, CNBC, 19 June 2026 SpaceX is set to tap investors for cash potentially just as Anthropic PBC and OpenAI seek to raise tens of billions of dollars in IPOs of their own as soon as this year. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 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 24 Jun. 2026.

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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