soon

At a time only a short while after now or another event.

• It is too soon to leave.
• Tomorrow seems very soon for another meeting.
• Is it too soon to ask about the results?

How to use it: be too soon to do something (It is too soon to decide.)

Similar words: early

Opposites: late

Common phrases: too soon, very soon, how soon

Expected to do or become something after a short time.

• The show is soon to begin.
• She is soon to become a mother.
• The old building, soon to close, still welcomes visitors.

How to use it: be soon to do something (The new library is soon to open.)

Similar words: about to

Common phrases: soon to start, soon to become, soon to open

After a short time, from now or from another event.

• See you soon!
• He soon found a new job.
• Will the bus arrive soon?

How to use it: soon after something (She fell asleep soon after dinner.)

Similar words: shortly, before long

Common phrases: come soon, soon after, very soon

In the phrase "as soon as," immediately after something happens.

• I will call as soon as I arrive.
• She left as soon as the meeting ended.
• As soon as he saw us, he smiled.

How to use it: as soon as + clause (Call me as soon as you arrive.)

Common phrases: as soon as, as soon as possible