soon
/suːn/adverb
उच्चारण सून
जल्दी, शीघ्र
Basic word
- 1
in a short time from now; a short time after something else has happened; early; quickly
जल्दी, शीघ्र
- See you soon.
- as soon as possible
- The results will be announced soon.
+ 2 more examples
- Soon after he arrived, it began to rain.
- You had better leave soon if you want to catch the bus.
¶Idioms 6
as soon as
at the moment that; when
जैसे ही
- Call me as soon as you arrive.
- As soon as Radhika saw her result, she smiled.
no sooner … than
used to say that sth happens immediately after sth else
(कुछ) होते ही (कुछ और) हुआ
- No sooner had I sat down than the phone rang.
- No sooner had the match started than it began to rain.
the sooner the better
very soon; as soon as possible
जितनी जल्दी हो, उतना अच्छा
- 'When should I start?' 'The sooner the better.'
- Fix the roof – the sooner the better.
sooner rather than later
after a short time rather than after a long time
देर करने के बजाय जल्दी
- We need to decide sooner rather than later.
- I hope the rain stops sooner rather than later.
no sooner said than done
used to say that sth was done immediately
कहते ही काम हो गया
- She asked for tea and it was no sooner said than done.
- 'Can you post this?' 'No sooner said than done.'
speak too soon
to say sth that you may later have to change because things happen differently
जल्दबाज़ी में (कुछ) कह देना
- I said it wouldn't rain, but I spoke too soon.
- Don't speak too soon – the match isn't over.
§Grammar and usage
As soon as + present tense for the future ('I'll call you as soon as I reach', not 'as soon as I will reach'); no sooner ... than (not 'no sooner ... when'), with inversion ('No sooner had I reached than it started raining'); would sooner (would rather: 'I would sooner walk than wait'); sooner or later (at some time in the future); the sooner the better.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: भविष्य के लिए as soon as + present tense ('I'll call you as soon as I reach', 'as soon as I will reach' नहीं); no sooner ... than ('no sooner ... when' नहीं), inversion के साथ ('No sooner had I reached than it started raining'); would sooner (बेहतर समझना: 'I would sooner walk than wait'); sooner or later (भविष्य में किसी समय, देर-सवेर); the sooner the better (जितना जल्दी उतना अच्छा)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
No sooner said than done (done immediately), speak too soon (say something that turns out to be wrong), as soon as possible (ASAP).
Idioms: no sooner said than done (तुरंत किया गया), speak too soon (ऐसा कहना जो गलत निकले), as soon as possible (ASAP, जितनी जल्दी हो सके)।