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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Alma’s older sister Lia (Greta Krämer), gone far too soon, has her eyes sewn open—and is then posed, sitting upright, for a family photograph.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
And Sabrina was taken from us far too soon.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
Even though this process takes time, Corcoran warns against taking money out of investment properties too soon.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
Ross’ podcast co-host Conrad Thompson said that show might be too soon for JR to return.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
And Sabrina was taken from us far too soon.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
Even though this process takes time, Corcoran warns against taking money out of investment properties too soon.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
Ross’ podcast co-host Conrad Thompson said that show might be too soon for JR to return.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for too soon
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“Too soon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20soon. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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