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Synonyms for soon

  • adverb

Most common

quickly promptly imminently

Synonyms by meaning

Adverb

1. Shortly

shortly, presently

2. Quickly — early

quickly, promptly, early, pronto informal, directly UK, readily, gladly, expeditiously, anon, willingly, hastily dated, lief dated, betimes dated

Other

imminently, by and by, momentarily US, dreckley rare UK

Antonyms

eventually, someday, recently

All antonyms of soon →

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    Early.

  2. adv. 2

    Within a short time; quickly.

    His wife is likely to come too after him, but we just do not know how soon after.

Related words

Word family
soonish soonly soon-to-be
Phrases
as soon as any time soon real soon now too soon soon hock
Is a kind of
subsequently

Example sentences

  • quickly I'd like you to quickly look over these documents.
  • promptly Would you please replace the broken one promptly?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
soonrising
quicklyrising
promptlyfalling
imminentlysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
anon2, lief1
5 letters
early2
6 letters
gladly2, pronto2
7 letters
quickly2, shortly2, readily3, hastily3, betimes
8 letters
directly3, promptly2, dreckley
9 letters
presently3, willingly3
10 letters
imminently4
11 letters
momentarily5
13 letters
expeditiously5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (anon2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
bientôt