as soon as

conjunction

: immediately at or shortly after the time that

call as soon as you get there

Synonyms of as soon as

• when
• once
• immediately

Examples of as soon as in a Sentence

let us know as soon as you get the news from the hospital

Recent Examples on the Web

In a somewhat direct public admonishment of SpaceX, Sean Duffy, who briefly served as NASA’s acting administrator last year, announced that the space agency would use whichever lander was ready first to complete the landing mission, which is currently slated for as soon as 2028. —Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 May 2026

Speculation as to the theater’s fate began swirling almost as soon as Colbert’s cancellation was announced last year around this time. —Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026

OpenAI is preparing to confidentially file a draft of its IPO prospectus as soon as Friday, as the company gears up for what could be one of the largest public market debuts in history, CNBC confirmed on Wednesday. —Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 22 May 2026

Founded in 2002 and still led by Elon Musk, SpaceX submitted the filing in anticipation of an initial public offering of its stock as soon as June 12, Ars reports. —Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for as soon as

• has
• jazz
• topaz
• whereas

Kids Definition

as soon as

conjunction

: immediately at or just after the time that

left as soon as the meeting was over