soonest

Examples

• All

• "I need him back in his lab in Arkansas soonest.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Besides, we will gain information by acting soonest and observing the fall of shot.

  Blog text (15)

• No, honey, soonest available three months from now, 6:00 AM.

  Turbo (2013)

• So get that course worked out soonest, then put the squadron on it.

  Fiction book (2000)

• "Please advise course of action soonest."

  Sorcerer (1977)

• Awaiting to hear from you soonest.

  Blog text (17)

• Soonest they can get it to me is on the 26th.

  Jingle All the Way 2 (2014)

• So soonest I could talk to him would be 9:30?

  Kansas City (1996)

• Poll: What features would you like to see added soonest in your favorite C++ compiler?

  Blog text (10)

• I need you to reply to my email soonest so we can finalize the plans.

Synonyms

R

right away

vssoonest

960 1.0

Without any delay

asks action at the first possible moment rather than instantly

A

as soon as possible

vssoonest

244 1.8

As quickly as you can without delay

expresses the same idea but as a shorter single-word form

P

promptly

vssoonest

98 2.1

Without delay or at the planned time

focuses only on minimal delay not on scheduled timing

I

in short order

vssoonest

13 3.5

Very quickly without delay

emphasizes the very first possible moment rather than general quickness

E

earliest

vssoonest

1.0

As soon as you can

is used interchangeably but is the common alternative single-word form

Antonyms

L

latest

• Literature

1.2

Most recent news or information

Idioms

L

least said, soonest mended

• Informal

9.9

Saying very little about a problem helps people fix it quickly

How Soon

soonest

1 1.0

soon

∞ 1.0

later

1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology