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as soon as
1. Once; immediately when. We'll leave as soon as Jim gets here. As soon as the package arrives, open it.
2. At the earliest opportunity. Call your mother as soon as you can—she's very worried about you.
as soon as
at the moment that; at the time that; when. I fell asleep as soon as I lay down. John ate dinner as soon as he came home.
as soon as
when We'll come as soon as we can.
Related vocabulary: as soon as possibleas soon as something
immediately after something As soon as the kids fall asleep, the phone rings.
as soon as
1. When, just after, as in Please call me as soon as dinner is ready, or As soon as the sun goes down, the temperature drops dramatically. [Late 1200s]
2. At the earliest moment that, as in Telephone me as soon as you can. It often takes the form as soon as possible, meaning at the earliest possible moment, as in He'll finish the work as soon as possible. This expression employs possible in the sense of "if it can or could be," a usage dating from the late 1600s.