SOON

[adverb] -er, -est - in or within a short time; before long; quicklyIt'll soon get dark/It'll get dark soon.Don't panic - the ambulance will be here soon.It will soon be impossible for foreigners to enter the country.The sooner we leave, the sooner we'll get there.Soon after agreeing to go, she realised she'd made a mistake.How soon (= When) can we sign the contract?"When would you like to meet?" "The sooner the better."Wednesday of next week is the soonest we can deliver the chairs.I couldn't get out of that place soon enough.If something happens as soon as another thing then it happens immediately after the other thing has happened.As soon as her car arrived, the crowd started cheering.If a person does something as soon as possible or as soon as they can they do it as quickly as they are able to.We need you to do the repairs as soon as possible.Please let us know your decision as soon as you can.If no sooner had one thing happened than a second thing happens, the second thing happens immediately after the first.No sooner had I started mowing the lawn than it started raining.The expression no sooner said than done means that if something is suggested it will be done immediately."Can you fix the phone?" "Don't worry - no sooner said than done."Something which will happen sooner or later will certainly happen in the future, although it is not known exactly when.Don't worry, sooner or later he'll come home.If you would (just) as soon/would sooner do something, you would prefer to do it rather than something else which is possible."Would you like to go out for dinner?" "I'd just as soon/I'd sooner stay home - I'm not feeling very well."I'd just as soon/I'd sooner not speak to him.