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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Red ink penned the heart and wonder of her child gone too soon.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Dec. 2025
Rob Reiner, and his wife Michele, left us far too soon.
—Lee Cowan, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Even after symptoms improve, continue regular stretching and strengthening exercises, moderate your activity level, and gradually return to full movement without doing too much too soon.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 26 Dec. 2025
Voice like a warm porchlight left on for wanderers who kissed goodbye too soon or stayed too long.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Dec. 2025
Rob Reiner, and his wife Michele, left us far too soon.
—Lee Cowan, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Even after symptoms improve, continue regular stretching and strengthening exercises, moderate your activity level, and gradually return to full movement without doing too much too soon.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 26 Dec. 2025
Voice like a warm porchlight left on for wanderers who kissed goodbye too soon or stayed too long.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Too soon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20soon. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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