Synonyms and antonyms of Soon and as soon as possible in British Thesaurus

soon (adverb)

within a short time from now

shortly (adverb)

soon, or happening only a short period of time after something

just (adverb)

soon, or at a particular time

imminent (adjective)

likely or certain to happen very soon

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

approach (verb)

if an event or a particular time approaches, it will happen soon

soon (adverb)

after a short amount of time

already (adverb)

sooner than you were expecting

anon (adverb)

literary an old word meaning ‘soon’

any moment (now) ()

very soon

approach (noun)

the fact of coming closer in time or in distance

around/round the corner ()

coming very soon

asap (adverb)

as soon as possible: used especially for asking someone to do something quickly

as early as ()

at a time that is sooner than people expect

at someone’s earliest convenience ()

as soon as someone is able to do something

be/draw nigh ()

to be going to happen soon

before long ()

soon

be on the/its way ()

to be about to arrive or happen

close (adjective)

only a short time away, or separated by only a short time

close (adverb)

only a short time away

come up ()

to be about to happen soon

coming (adjective)

happening soon or next

coming (right) up ()

used for saying that you will bring what someone has asked for very soon

directly (adverb)

old-fashioned in a short time

early (adverb)

soon enough to avoid problems

forthcoming (adjective)

happening or coming soon

impending (adjective)

an impending event or situation, especially an unpleasant one, is one that will happen very soon

in a jiffy ()

very quickly, or very soon

in a moment ()

used for telling someone that you will do something very soon

in the foreseeable future ()

at a future time that is not very distant, and that can be at least partly guessed from present conditions

in the near future ()

soon

in/within a short space of time ()

before much time has passed

in/within sight ()

used about something that is going to happen soon

momentarily (adverb)

American very soon

near (verb)

to come closer to a particular time or stage

not just yet ()

used for saying that the time for something has not happened yet but will happen soon

now (adverb)

immediately, or very soon

oncoming (adjective)

going to happen very soon

on the horizon ()

in the near future

presently (adverb)

old-fashioned soon

short-range (adjective)

relating to the near future

someone will be right with you/right there ()

used for saying that someone is coming very soon

soon (adverb)

quickly

sooner (adverb)

earlier than expected

the sooner... the sooner... ()

used for saying that you want something to happen soon so that something else can also happen

upcoming (adjective)

mainly American an upcoming event will happen soon

upon (preposition)

if an event or time is upon you, it is going to happen very soon