too soon

phrase

: 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 time

The plumber arrived, and not a moment too soon.

Examples of too soon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the timing of it is interesting, because that 2022 offseason has become a flashpoint in autopsies of Yzerman’s tenure, with some actually viewing it as an example of the general manager getting impatient and pulling out of the rebuild too soon. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026

That’s the biggest change to an offense that relied too much last year on Christian McCaffrey and can’t count too much too soon on George Kittle’s Achilles recovery this year. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

When infants arrive too soon or face health challenges at birth, court discussions tend to shift past simple claims about equipment or drugs, turning instead toward whether doctors clearly explain shifts in therapy. — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Yet the speech was a bridge too far (or maybe just a bridge too soon). — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Rhymes for too soon

• attune
• baboon
• balloon
• bassoon
• buffoon
• cartoon
• cocoon
• festoon
• gaboon
• harpoon
• immune
• impugn