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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Jill Biden, Pringle believes, helped make emergency funding for compensatory measures, such as tutoring, a top priority as soon as the new administration took office.
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Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 July 2024
Ideally suckers and water sprouts should be removed as soon as they are produced.
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
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T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 28 June 2024
The alliance, announced in May, had Maryland join 20 other states in committing to achieve net-zero gas emissions as soon as possible, but no later than 2050.
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Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
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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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Cite this Entry
“As soon as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20soon%20as. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
as soon as
conjunction
: immediately at or just after the time that
left as soon as the meeting was over
More from Merriam-Webster on as soon as
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