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.
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Children, in particular, could be at risk for some of the negative cognitive and developmental impacts of using AI chatbots too soon.
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
But her fans might say death came to her far too soon.
—Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Vacherot had the chance to send Djokovic deeper into the abyss in the opening game of the second set, which lasted 14 points and was too much, too soon for Djokovic’s treatment to have kicked in.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
She has been taken from us far too soon.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
But her fans might say death came to her far too soon.
—Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Vacherot had the chance to send Djokovic deeper into the abyss in the opening game of the second set, which lasted 14 points and was too much, too soon for Djokovic’s treatment to have kicked in.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
She has been taken from us far too soon.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Too soon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20soon. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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