as soon as

Definition of as soon asnext
as in when
just at the moment that let us know as soon as you get the news from the hospital

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Recent Examples of as soon as Shoring up the mail carrier’s finances is a critical priority for Postmaster General David Steiner, who has warned the agency could run out of cash as soon as early next year. Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 Launching as soon as 2035, LISA could sense waves from much more massive mergers of supermassive black holes rather than the waves from puny 50-stellar-mass black holes that are within LIGO’s purview. Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026 Google pledges that, as soon as 2030, its data centers will use only carbon-free electricity. Arik Levinson, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026 During a panel accompanying the announcement, Trasande compared the issue to efforts to reduce lead exposure in the 1970s, when the government took action as soon as the danger was identified, even before all research was complete. Dr. Marc Siegel , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as soon as

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“As soon as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20soon%20as. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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