'Soon' definitions:
Definition of 'soon'
From: WordNet
adverb
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" [syn: soon, shortly, presently, before long]
Definition of 'Soon'
From: GCIDE
- Soon \Soon\ (s[=oo]n), adv. [OE. sone, AS. s[=o]na; cf. OFries. s[=o]n, OS. s[=a]na, s[=a]no, OHG. s[=a]r, Goth. suns.]
- 1. In a short time; shortly after any time specified or supposed; as, soon after sunrise. "Sooner said than done." --Old Proverb. "As soon as it might be." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- She finished, and the subtle fiend his lore Soon learned. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Without the usual delay; before any time supposed; early. [1913 Webster]
- How is it that ye are come so soon to-day? --Ex. ii. 18. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Promptly; quickly; easily. [1913 Webster]
- Small lights are soon blown out, huge fires abide. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Readily; willingly; -- in this sense used with would, or some other word expressing will. [1913 Webster]
- 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. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- As soon as, or So soon as, immediately at or after another event. "As soon as he came nigh unto the camp . . . he saw the calf, and the dancing." --Ex. xxxii. 19. See So . . . as, under So.
- Soon at, as soon as; or, as soon as the time referred to arrives. [Obs.] "I shall be sent for soon at night." --Shak.
- Sooner or later, at some uncertain time in the future; as, he will discover his mistake sooner or later.
- With the soonest, as soon as any; among the earliest; too soon. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Soon'
From: GCIDE
- Soon \Soon\, a. Speedy; quick. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'soon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- after a time,
- after a while,
- afterward,
- afterwards,
- anon,
- at bottom,
- at once,
- before long,
- betimes,
- by and by,
- by destiny,
- directly,
- ere long,
- eventually,
- expeditiously,
- fatally,
- forthwith,
- gladly,
- happily,
- hastily,
- hopefully,
- immediately,
- imminently,
- in a jiffy,
- in a moment,
- in a second,
- in a while,
- in a wink,
- in aftertime,
- in due course,
- in due time,
- in good time,
- in short order,
- in the future,
- in time,
- instantly,
- later,
- lickety-split,
- lief,
- momentarily,
- on the double,
- one day,
- oversoon,
- posthaste,
- predictably,
- premature,
- presently,
- previous,
- probably,
- promptly,
- pronto,
- proximo,
- quick,
- quickly,
- rapidly,
- readily,
- right away,
- seasonably,
- shortly,
- sooner or later,
- speedily,
- straightway,
- swiftly,
- timely,
- tomorrow,
- tout de suite,
- ultimately,
- untimely,
- willingly,
- without delay