soon

pronto, temprano

Se refiere a un momento cercano, poco después de ahora o de otro acontecimiento.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: be too soon to do something (It is too soon to decide.)

Sinónimos: early

Antónimos: late

Expresiones frecuentes: too soon, very soon, how soon

a punto de

Indica que se espera que alguien haga algo o llegue a ser algo dentro de poco.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: be soon to do something (The new library is soon to open.)

Sinónimos: about to

Expresiones frecuentes: soon to start, soon to become, soon to open

pronto

Al cabo de poco tiempo, contando desde ahora o desde otro acontecimiento.

En inglés sencillo: After a short time, from now or from another event.

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

Cómo se usa: soon after something (She fell asleep soon after dinner.)

Sinónimos: shortly, before long

Expresiones frecuentes: come soon, soon after, very soon

en cuanto, tan pronto como

En «as soon as», indica que algo sucede inmediatamente después de otra cosa.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: as soon as + clause (Call me as soon as you arrive.)

Expresiones frecuentes: as soon as, as soon as possible