Meaning of as soon as | Babel Free

Conjunction CEFR C1

Definitions

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, soon.
At the moment when; immediately (after); instantly; directly.
Used to indicate that the first action mentioned is as likely as, or is preferred to, the second action mentioned.
idiomatic

العربية بمجرد حالما مَا أَن مَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ

Deutsch sobald

Español apenas apenas en cuanto en cuanto ni bien tan pronto como

Français aussitôt que Dès que sitôt que

Italiano non appena una volta che

日本語 ...とすぐや否や

Nederlands zodra

Português assim que logo que tão logo

Русский как то́лько

“I came as soon as I could.”

“As soon as he arrived, everyone gasped.”

“[…] that eye which watches guilt ⁠And goodness, and hath power to see ⁠Within the green the moulder’d tree, And towers fall’n as soon as built— […]”

“I'd jump out the window as soon as not.”

“He was a bad guy. He would hit you with a chunk of pipe as soon as look at you.”

“"[T]hey are the worst of the worst and they will shoot you just as soon as say Hello."”

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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