AS SOON AS Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

as soon as

conjunction

Definition of as soon as

as in when

just at the moment that let us know as soon as you get the news from the hospital

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Recent Examples of as soon as Serve your sauce as soon as it’s made to be sure it’s presented and enjoyed at its best. — Laura Manzano, Martha Stewart, 14 Oct. 2026 This will be the first chance that analysts have to directly ask Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon about reports that he could be succeeded by his main deputy, John Waldron, as soon as next year. — Hugh Son,laya Neelakandan,leslie Picker,ritika Shah, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 And as soon as the machines are better than this lump, then everyone will be out of a job. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026 And that time could be as soon as Sunday at Washington (1-3) as John Harbaugh looks prepared to dress McCarthy as the primary backup to starter Jameis Winston. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as soon as

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