soon
adverb
, especially New England ˈsu̇n\
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Synonyms
anon, before long, by and by, directly, momentarily, presently, shortly
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In the soon-to-be era of space tourism and routine travel, criminal jurisdiction is just one of many complex legal issues arising. — Deanna Paul, Anchorage Daily News, "Space: The final legal frontier," 1 Sep. 2019 In the soon-to-be era of space tourism and routine travel, criminal jurisdiction is just one of many complex legal issues arising. — Deanna Paul, Washington Post, "Space: The final legal frontier," 31 Aug. 2019 More than 300 are in use in Haiti, with the rest in Peru and, soon, a Uganda camp for South Sudanese refugees. — Josh Verges, Twin Cities, "At the Fair, see how an Iowa company turns grain bins into disaster housing," 30 Aug. 2019 There's been no word whether Fixer Upper would see a sixth season on their soon-to-launch Magnolia Network, so anyone wishing for another dose of the show will have to sit tight until the full lineup is announced. — Selena Barrientos, House Beautiful, "Is Fixer Upper Returning With a New Season? Here's What Chip and Jo Gaines Have Been Up To," 29 Aug. 2019 Early on, the main characters were Charlie Brown, Shermy, Patty, and, soon, Violet. — Bruce Handy, The Atlantic, "The Peanuts Characters Aren’t Ordinary Kids," 29 Aug. 2019 The Maniques and the other soon-to-be Canadians agreed to make this passage at an NHL game, where more than 10,000 fans had packed the arena to watch the hometown Senators face the Calgary Flames. — Lila Maclellan, Quartz, "Canada’s elaborate citizenship ceremonies would be indoctrination if held anywhere else," 29 Aug. 2019 In this section of the soon-to-be museum, visitors will find 19th and 20th-century advertising that used African Americans as symbols of quality food, like Aunt Jemima. — Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville will soon have a 'healing place' for black history at new museum on Main Street," 29 Aug. 2019 Larry Gatlin has a lot of titles — Grammy winner, country music artist, Broadway star, playwright, philanthropist and soon-to-be Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer. — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, "Grammy-winning artist, Larry Gatlin, to perform in Tomball," 27 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'soon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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