Synonyms for soon
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 4 votes

1. soon

   Synonyms:
   shortly, quickly, promptly, before long, early

   Antonyms:
   late, slowly, tardily

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. soon, shortly, presently, before longadverb

   in the near future

   "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long"

   Synonyms:
   in short, shortly, curtly, short, concisely, presently, currently, in brief, briefly, before long

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. soonadjective

   Synonyms:
   shortly, presently, before long, pretty soon, by and by, in a short time

2. soonadjective

   Synonyms:
   early, at so early an hour

3. soonadjective

   Synonyms:
   lief, willingly, readily, gladly

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "soon":

   shortly, quickly, rapidly, early, fast, sooner, before, pronto, swiftly, promptly, quick, earlier, speedily, briefly, hurry, prior, expeditiously, little, immediately, short, near

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1. Tanner Brownlee:

   I was sitting there. I had a set amount that I was gon na do, as soon as it went past that, I was … I just kind of gave up hope.

2. Charles De Gaulle:

   Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.

3. Larry Kociolek:

   What I am telling you( in late January) may not be accurate very soon considering how fast this is moving.

4. Defense Departmentspokesperson John Kirby:

   Some of these groups are very organized. They very aggressively recruit soon-to-be-veterans.

5. Suzanne McColley:

   I said to him 'Well I know you know that your smoking affects your health, but did you know it affects your grandson’s health? he was not aware of that and as soon as he learned that he made a commitment to quit smoking. He quit smoking and has been smoke free for over ten years.