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.

Example Sentences

Iata stressed in a statement that its member airlines had suspended their flights temporarily and remained "committed to restoring operations to and from Venezuela as soon as conditions allow".

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"Energy officials will begin assessing the consequences and restoration work as soon as the security situation permits," it said in a statement.

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"I'm very happy that he returned because as soon as he played on Saturday, we saw the difference. The dynamism, he created spaces and I'm very happy to have him."

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It could come as soon as next year or take until the end of the decade, but one analyst is confident that Tesla Inc. will make its old rivals struggle, or even leave them “obsolete,” as it pursues autonomous-driving technology.

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“Xi Jinping emphasized that China supports all efforts committed to peace and hopes that all parties will continue to narrow their differences and reach a fair, lasting, and binding peace agreement as soon as possible to resolve the crisis at its root,” Chinese state media said in an account of the conversation.

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