1
as in shortly
at or within a short time
we'll be done soon
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2
as in rather
by choice or preference
I'd sooner have a cavity filled than suffer through that opera again
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3
as in quickly
with great speed
as soon as possible
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Recent Examples of soon
The designer has since debuted a collaboration with Nike on the new Air Max Muse model, with a second colorway expected to launch soon.
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Riding the success of Ohtani and the rest of the team, the defending-champion Los Angeles Dodgers are poised to soon overtake the New York Yankees as the sport’s most valuable franchise.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Their shows will also soon be on Roku.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Nominees will be announced soon.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Riding the success of Ohtani and the rest of the team, the defending-champion Los Angeles Dodgers are poised to soon overtake the New York Yankees as the sport’s most valuable franchise.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Their shows will also soon be on Roku.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Nominees will be announced soon.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soon
Adverb
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The Antioch Police Department helped pioneer the effort in 2015, shortly before multiple scandals ripped through the agency amid claims of widespread civil rights abuses, violent arrest tactics and racist policing.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Vought's comments came shortly before a federal judge in California ‒ on the 15th day of the shutdown ‒ halted the administration’s layoffs for now in a case brought by two labor unions.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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And while handing Ole Miss its first loss of the year was reason to celebrate, things got pretty somber rather quickly for the Bulldogs after learning the injury status of one of their top playmakers.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Mann said Heat 2 would not deal with the events of 1995 in the original movie but would start rather one day after, with only Hanna’s associate Chris Shiherlis, played by Val Kilmer still alive.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Oselmo attempted to flee the area by jumping from a second story window, but was taken quickly into custody by deputy marshals, the release states.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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Union Pacific quickly lasered in on Norfolk Southern, which — wary of being left out of what might be endgame consolidation in US carriers — quickly agreed to negotiate exclusively with Union Pacific.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The white paper recommends limiting play to one game a week in the fall and spring semesters, preferably on weekends.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Wait for a cloudy day, preferably before rain.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Like one icicle falling from an alpine crag onto an unstable snow cornice below, a small slide rapidly turns into a thundering avalanche.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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His belief spun within the rapidly moving breeze of a college football trend of skill position players, especially receivers, taking the field and starring as freshmen.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Jan began receiving love letters from Berchtold and willingly wrote back.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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The first rule of power politics is that nobody relinquishes authority willingly.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Both Michel Barnier and François Bayrou presented austerity budgets and were swiftly ousted in confidence votes.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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In late July, a longer list of Republican and Democratic senators urged White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought to swiftly give CDFI the funding that Congress appropriated for it.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Today, mega-AI rounds readily hit billions, and there’s a confusing but broad sense that more money flowing into a startup automatically guarantees long-term success.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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A lot has happened to the Jeep since American soldiers planted a flag on Iwo Jima, but after 80 years, the family resemblance of today’s Jeep Wrangler to the original is still readily apparent, though contemporary models are thoroughly modern cars.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Soon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soon. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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