[suːn], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- in or after a short time
(e.g: everyone will soon know the truth)

- used to indicate one's preference in a particular matter
(e.g: I'd just as soon Tim did it)


Phrases:
- no sooner — than
- sooner or later
- sooner rather than later

Origin:
Old English sōna ‘immediately’, of West Germanic origin