as soon as

conjunction

: immediately at or shortly after the time that

call as soon as you get there

Synonyms

• immediately [chiefly British]
• instantly
• once
• when

Examples of as soon as in a Sentence

let us know as soon as you get the news from the hospital

Recent Examples on the Web

Flowers and other offerings were removed almost as soon as they were laid at a makeshift memorial in the southern city of Zhuhai, where 35 people were killed Monday evening when a car rammed into a crowd of people exercising outside a sports center. —Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024

Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. —April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024

Deals on Woot have a very short lifespan and only last for a limited time or as soon as a product sells out (usually the latter). —Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024

Kyrie Davidson, 38, posted the video on Instagram, which shows her older twin girls, Amelia and Kamryn, running with excitement to meet their new siblings as soon as the family arrived home from the hospital. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

as soon as

conjunction

: immediately at or just after the time that

left as soon as the meeting was over