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soon - 15 thesaurus results
Main Entry: soon
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: in the near future
Synonyms: anon, betimes, directly, early, fast, forthwith, hastily, instantly, lickety-split*, on time, posthaste, presently, promptly, pronto, quick, quickly, rapidly, short, shortly, speedily, any minute now, before long, by and by, coming down the pike, ere long, expeditiously, fleetly, in a little while, in a minute, in a second, in a short time, in due time, in short order, in time
Antonyms: distant, far, later, never
Main Entry: afterward/afterwards
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: following a time, event
Synonyms: after, behind, eventually, late, later, next, soon, subsequently, then, thereafter, ultimately, a while later, another time, at a later time, by and by, ensuingly, in a while, intra, latterly, on the next day, post hoc, thereon
Antonyms: beforehand
Main Entry: immediately
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: at once, right away
Synonyms: anon, away, directly, forthwith, in a flash, instantaneously, instantly, now, on the double*, promptly, pronto*, rapidly, shortly, soon, summarily, thereupon, tout de suite*, urgently, PDQ, at short notice, double-time, hereupon, in a New York minute, in a jiffy, in nothing flat, instanter, like now, now or never, on the dot, on the spot, right now, soon afterward, straight away, straight off, this instant, this minute, unhesitatingly, without delay, without hesitation
Antonyms: eventually, later, never
Main Entry: now
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: presently
Synonyms: away, directly, first off, forthwith, here and now, immediately, in a moment, instantly, momentarily, on the double*, promptly, pronto*, right away, soon, PDQ, any more, at once, at the moment, at this moment, at this time, in a minute, in nothing flat, instanter, just now, like now, nowadays, right now, straightaway, these days, this day, today
Antonyms: future, later, past
Main Entry: presently
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: in a short while
Synonyms: anon, directly, immediately, in a moment, now, shortly, soon, before long, before you know it, by and by, down the line, down the pike, down the road, in a minute, in a short time, nowadays, pretty soon, today, without delay
Notes: momentarily means 'in a moment'; presently means 'soon' or 'shortly'
presently means 'soon, shortly, before long' while at present means 'at the time of speaking'
Antonyms: eventually, later, never
Main Entry: shortly
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: right away
Synonyms: anon, presently, quickly, soon, any minute now, before long, by and by, in a little while, proximately
Antonyms: later
Main Entry: untimely
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: inappropriate
Synonyms: abortive, awkward, disagreeable, early, early bird*, ill-timed, improper, inauspicious, inconvenient, inexpedient, inopportune, intrusive, malapropos, out-of-date, premature, previous, soon, undue, unfavorable, unfit, unfortunate, unlucky, unpropitious, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuitable, unsuited, wrong, a bit previous, anachronistic, badly timed, bright and early, early on, mistimed, overearly, oversoon, too early, too late
Antonyms: appropriate, opportune, timely
Main Entry: afterward
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: following
Synonyms: after, afterwards, behind, eventually, late, later, next, soon, subsequently, then, thereafter, ultimately, another time, ensuingly, intra, latterly, post hoc, thereon
Antonyms: beforehand, previously
Main Entry: early
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: sooner than expected
Synonyms: ahead of time, anon, beforehand, betimes, briefly, directly, early bird*, immediately, prematurely, presently, previous, promptly, pronto, quick, shortly, soon, unexpectedly, a bit previous, before long, bright and early, ere long, far ahead, in advance, in good time, in the bud, in time, on short notice, on the dot, oversoon, proximately, too soon, with time to spare
Antonyms: later
Main Entry: fast
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: speedily
Synonyms: apace, flat-out*, hastily, in a flash, posthaste, presto, promptly, pronto, quick, quickly, rapidly, soon, swift, swiftly, chop-chop*, expeditiously, fleetly, full tilt, hurriedly, in haste, in nothing flat, in short order, like a flash, like a shot, like greased lightning, like wildfire
Antonyms: slow, slowly
Main Entry: premature
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: earlier in occurrence than anticipated
Synonyms: abortive, embryonic, forward, green*, immature, incomplete, inopportune, precipitate, previous, raw*, soon, undeveloped, unripe, untimely, a bit previous, early on, overearly, oversoon, predeveloped, unanticipated, unfledged
Antonyms: backward, delayed, late, mature, overdue
Main Entry: early
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: sooner than expected
Synonyms: advanced, ahead of time, beforehand, direct, immature, immediate, preceding, precocious, premature, previous, prompt, pronto, punctual, quick, seasonable, soon, speedy, unexpected, untimely, anticipative, anticipatory, before appointed time, matinal, on short notice, on the dot, overearly, oversoon, precipitant, preexistent, unanticipated
Antonyms: later
Main Entry: early
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: immediately
Synonyms: betimes, directly, first, instantaneously, instantly, newly, presto, promptly, recently, right away, soon, summarily, thereupon, timely, at once, freshly, in a jiffy, in an instant, in no time, primitively, seasonably, straightaway, thereon, without delay
Antonyms: late
Main Entry: previous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: premature
Synonyms: ahead of, early, inopportune, precipitate, soon, unfounded, untimely, unwarranted, overearly, oversoon, too early, too soon
Antonyms: on time, timely, well-timed
Main Entry: now
Part of Speech: adverb2
Definition: in the immediate future
Synonyms: in a moment, presently, promptly, soon, in a minute
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