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soon (so̵̅o̅n)

adverb

  1. in a short time (after a time specified or understood); shortly; before long will soon be there
  2. promptly; quickly as soon as possible
  3. ahead of time; early we left too soon
  4. readily; willingly I would as soon go as stay
  5. Obsolete at once; immediately

Etymology: ME sone < OE sona, at once, akin to OHG sān, Goth suns

soon Idioms

had sooner

would rather; would prefer to

sooner or later

inevitably; eventually

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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