soon
adverb
uk/suːn/us/suːn/A2
in or within ashorttime; beforelong;quickly:
不久,很快She'll soon be here./She'll be here soon.她很快就到。
It will soon beimpossibleforforeignerstoenterthecountry.不久以后,外国人就不能进入这个国家了。
The sooner weleave, the sooner we'll get there.我们出发得越早,到那儿也就越早。
Soonafteragreeingto go, sherealizedshe'd made amistake.同意去之后不久,她就意识到自己犯了一个错误。
Howsoon(= when)can wesignthecontract?我们什么时候能签订合同?
"When would you like tomeet?" "Thesoonerthebetter."“你想什么时候见面?”“越快越好。”
I couldn't get out of thatplacesoon enough.我恨不得马上离开那个地方。
as soon as
B1
at the sametimeor a veryshorttimeafter:
一…就As soon as Isawher, Iknewthere was somethingwrong.我一看到她就知道出事了。
as soon as possible
A2
If you do something as soon aspossible, you do it asquicklyas you can:
尽快We need therepairsdone as soon aspossible.我们需要尽快修好。
- The school'swinterbreakstartssoon.
- They were verykeentostartworkas soon aspossible.
- She'll soon be astallas hermother.
- We mustmeetforlunchsoon.
- Bepatient! They'll be here soon.
In the future & soon
- ahead
- ahead of
- all in good timeidiom
- anon
- ASAP
- away
- come
- hereon
- in
- in forsomethingidiom
- in the course of timephrase
- in the fullness of timeidiom
- presently
- shortly
- someday
- sometime
- sooner or lateridiom
- space
- then
- yet
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Simultaneous and consecutive
Grammar
Soon
Soon means ‘a short time after now’ and ‘a short time after a point in the past’. Like many other short adverbs, we can use it in front position, mid position or end position, though we don’t use it in end position when referring to the past:…Idioms
no sooner ... than
no sooner said than done
see you soon
sooner or later
would (just) as soon