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
Gas prices have jumped for drivers and grocery bills may soon rise.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The city issued two stop-work orders and a civil penalty notice soon after.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
In 1958, their relationship became public after a Chicago columnist published an account of Davis and Novak’s connection, claiming they could soon be married.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
The goal is to paddle out and grab my next wave soon.
—Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The city issued two stop-work orders and a civil penalty notice soon after.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
In 1958, their relationship became public after a Chicago columnist published an account of Davis and Novak’s connection, claiming they could soon be married.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
The goal is to paddle out and grab my next wave soon.
—Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soon
Adverb
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Writer Hugo Vickers writes in the upcoming biography Queen Elizabeth II that Philip underwent heart surgery on March 1, 2021, shortly before his death and almost did not make it.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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That’s how, last night, the best golfer most of us have ever seen slinked out of a Florida jail shortly before midnight and headed off into an uncertain future.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Kansas has not been a program built on turning over its roster every season but rather generating improvement from those already on it — and then trying to find ways to fill in the gaps when necessary.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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If the goal is truly to protect consumers, the solution does not lie in reducing the visibility of the legal market through federal prohibitions, but rather in avoiding excessive intervention.—
Cláudia Nunes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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The spikes in volume didn’t indicate whether the trades were buy or sell orders, but based on how prices moved as they were placed other traders quickly deduced that someone was selling oil futures, a bet on the value of the commodity falling, and buying stock futures, a bet on a market rebound.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Within days, China’s surprise intervention in the deal quickly shattered that hope, as Beijing stepped up efforts to discourage Chinese AI founders from moving their businesses offshore.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Things to do before the launch Find a location from which to conduct your observation, preferably somewhere with a higher elevation or a clear horizon.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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For more than a year, the owners of other major league teams have telegraphed their desire to restrain all that spending, preferably through a salary cap.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Shooting percentages rapidly decreased after the intermission, and each team scored just 11 points in the third quarter.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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Stock prices will rapidly go back up.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Officers said the girl and her mother willingly got into the man's car.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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In the closing seconds, McEnelly willingly took a pair of stall calls to avoid any further attacks, prevailing 4-3 and snapping Welsh’s 40-match win streak.—
Twin Cities,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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Particular kudos for being able to respond swiftly and smoothly to special needs and impromptu requests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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The attack had punctured an air of invulnerability created by the 1967 Six-Day War, in which Israel had swiftly captured the Golan Heights, the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, and Gaza from its Arab neighbors.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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That not only allows Starlink satellites to offer high connection speeds than satellites further out in space, but to reach rural areas and regions where internet service is not readily accessible.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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As some fans waited for general admission tickets to FIFA's 2026 World Cup, private suites for several matches were readily available for purchase on FIFA's website.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Soon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soon. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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