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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Soon \Soon\, a. Speedy; quick. [Obs.] --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Soon \Soon\, adv [OE. sone, AS s?na; cf OFries s?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. She finished, and the subtle fiend his lore Soon learned. --Milton. 2. Without the usual delay; before any time supposed; early. How is it that ye are come so soon to-day? --Ex. ii 18. 3. Promptly; quickly; easily. Small lights are soon blown out huge fires abide. --Shak. 4. Readily; willingly; -- in this sense 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. --Addison. {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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: soon adv : 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: {shortly}, {presently}, {before long}]
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