as soon as

conjunction

: immediately at or shortly after the time that
call as soon as you get there

Examples of as soon as in a Sentence

let us know as soon as you get the news from the hospital
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Those moves will take place as soon as Monday, the same day as the inauguration: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is scheduled to advance Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) nomination to be secretary of State at 4:30 p.m., which could come before the full Senate for a vote later that day. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025 John Moore/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump is expected to kick off a slew of executive actions related to immigration after his inauguration ceremony, beginning as soon as Monday. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025 Afp | Getty Images Trump won’t impose tariffs on U.S. trading partners as soon as he’s sworn in, according to the Wall Street Journal. Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,christina Wilkie,annie Nova,brian Evans,alex Harring,yun Li, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025 Incoming border czar Tom Homan has said that there will be massive deportation raids beginning as soon as Mr. Trump takes office. CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for as soon as 

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of as soon as was in the 13th century

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“As soon as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20soon%20as. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

as soon as

conjunction
: immediately at or just after the time that
left as soon as the meeting was over

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