soon /suːn/adverb 4adjective 3forms 2phrases 3 adverb4 •in a short timeHis wife is likely to come too after him, but we just do not know how soon after. •Readily; willingly; used with would, or some other word expressing will.I would as soon see a river winding through woods or in meadows, as when it is tossed up in so many whimsical figures at Versailles. — 1713 •(dialect) Early.How is it that ye are come so soon to day? — 1611 •(no longer used) Immediately, instantly. adjective3 •Short in length of time from the present.I need the soonest date you have available. •Used as an alternative to express 'to be going to' in the form 'to be soon to'.Hurry up, the wedding is soon to start!A new shop is soon to be opened in this street. •(dialect, US) Early.Late in the evening we arrived at Quincy where we bivouacked for the night and taken a soon start the next morning to march to the arsenal. — 1992 formssooner · soonest Phrases with soon any time soonsoon as soon asAt the moment when; immediately (after); instantly; directly. not a minute too soonat the last possible moment; just in time
