How to Use soon in a Sentence

soon

adverb
  • How soon can you finish the job?
  • We will soon be making changes.
  • I will let you know as soon as possible.
  • I'll get there as soon as I can.
  • The sooner you finish your homework, the sooner you can go outside and play.
  • The audience soon realized that it wasn't a stunt.
  • When is the soonest possible date of delivery?
  • The soonest I can get there is tomorrow.
  • She found a job soon after graduation.
  • If this is a glimpse of what’s to come, The U might be back soon.
    Ralph D. Russo, Chicago Tribune, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Last week Palau was the first, with Chile and the Maldives soon to do so.
    Bill Weir, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Opened in 2018, The Funky Taco soon will cease to exist.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Google will soon be one of the largest tenants in Kendall Square.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2022
  • China could soon have a train that is as fast as a plane.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Savelle left soon after, as did more than half the force.
    John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 26 Apr. 2022
  • There will soon be a new touch of class to Australia's Gold Coast.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2022
  • The soon-to-be husband and wife are still going strong.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Chanel Iman will soon be able to call herself a mom to three girls!
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
  • Still, there are hopes that a bottom may soon be in sight.
    Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 12 May 2022
  • The school soon outgrew the hotel and in 1821 moved to a site on Asylum Street.
    Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Portland added to its lead soon after in the 68th minute.
    oregonlive, 3 June 2022
  • The witness told the outlet a car sped away from the scene soon after.
    Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The sounds of the car horn and traffic followed soon after.
    Curtis Varnell, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024
  • The latter has been out of office for years, and the former will be soon.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Apr. 2024
  • There were soon dozens of tigers at the Secret Garden, many of them white.
    Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Holbrook was unable to say just how soon the bill could get a vote.
    Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 23 July 2024
  • But the point at which the world first steps over the 1.5 degree threshold could be much sooner.
    Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2023
  • With his launch slated for this week, Stibbe will soon find out.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 7 Apr. 2022
  • But Arthur's lack of limbs hasn't slowed him down, and he was adopted soon after by his loving family.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Still, Ukraine found success with one-way attack drones, and Russia soon adopted similar tactics.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025

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