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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

Equivalents

العربية إذا بمجرد حالما عندما كاد مَا أَن مَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ وقتما

Bosanski čim pes peš skoro скоро

Čeština jakmile sotvaže

Deutsch kaum sobald sowie

Ελληνικά μόλις

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

Suomi heti kun jahka kunhan

Français aussitôt que Dès que sitôt que

Galego asemade así que consonte des que nada máis

हिन्दी ज्योंही

Hrvatski čim pes peš skoro скоро

Bahasa Indonesia begitu

Italiano non appena una volta che

日本語 ...とすぐや否やや否や次第竢

한국어 -같이 -자마자 竢 대로

Kurdî -er pes pêş

Latina mox simul simulac simulatque ut

Latviešu ātrāk ātri kā

Nederlands zodra

Polski gdy tylko jak tylko kiedy tylko skoro

Português assim que logo que tão logo

Русский как то́лько

Српски čim pes peš skoro скоро

Türkçe -er mı olur olmaz pes

Українська ледве ледь скоро щойно як тільки

Tiếng Việt ngay

Examples

“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."”

CEFR level

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

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Meaning of as soon as | Babel Free

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