Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #615
soon
很快；马上；不久
Within a short time; quickly; in the near future.
- 1.
Within a short time; quickly.
- 2.
in the near future
在不久的将来
- 3.
Readily; willingly; used with would, or some other word expressing will.
宁愿；乐意；在不久的将来；不久；早；快
In use
The bus will arrive soon, so please wait by the stop.
I finished my homework soon after dinner.
She hopes to find a new job soon.
the doctor will soon be here
as soon as
as soon as 引导时间状语从句，表示主句动作紧随从句动作发生。
I will call you as soon as I arrive.
我一到就给你打电话。
soon after
soon after 可作副词短语或介词短语，后接名词或从句。
She left soon after the meeting ended.
会议结束后她很快就离开了。
will soon
will soon 表示即将发生的动作，常用于将来时。
Connections
Collocations
- as soon as
- 一...就...
- I will call you as soon as I arrive.我一到就给你打电话。
- soon after
- 不久之后
- Soon after the meeting, he left.会议结束后不久他就离开了。
- soon enough
- 很快，及时
- We will find out soon enough.我们很快就会知道的。
- see you soon
- 再见，回头见
- Thanks for coming. See you soon!谢谢你来。回头见！
- coming soon
- 即将推出
- The new movie is coming soon.新电影即将上映。
- soon to be
- 即将成为
Learner notes
Memory Tip
soon 谐音'速'，记住'速度很快'即'不久'。
Context & Register
中性，适用于日常对话和书面语，常用来表示不久将来发生的事情。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words listed end with "oon" and share the same stressed vowel /uːn/ as "soon", so they are perfect rhymes. Be careful not to confuse these with lookalikes like "son" (/sʌn/), "sun" (/sʌn/), or "so" (/səʊ/), which have different vowels and do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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