soon

早い、間近の

今や別の出来事から、あまり時間がたっていない時期を表す。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： be too soon to do something (It is too soon to decide.)

類義語： early

反対語： late

よく使う表現： too soon, very soon, how soon

間もなく

短い時間のうちに何かをする、または何かになる見込みである。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： be soon to do something (The new library is soon to open.)

類義語： about to

よく使う表現： soon to start, soon to become, soon to open

すぐに、間もなく

今から、または別の出来事から、少し時間がたった後に。

やさしい英語で： After a short time, from now or from another event.

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

使い方： soon after something (She fell asleep soon after dinner.)

類義語： shortly, before long

よく使う表現： come soon, soon after, very soon

するとすぐに、次第

「as soon as」で、何かが起こるとすぐに、という意味。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： as soon as + clause (Call me as soon as you arrive.)

よく使う表現： as soon as, as soon as possible