soon
adverb
within a short time from now
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Soon and as soon as possible
at the earliest/first opportunity
as soon as possible
any day/moment etc now
very soon
in the short run/term
during the period of time that is not very far into the future
in no time (at all)
very soon, or very quickly
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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