as soon as

Idioms  

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.

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Example Sentences

"As soon as someone gets an idea, they can make it a visual reality."

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

As soon as he got in, he counted the money from the night before, then got ready to go to the bank and make a deposit.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

"As soon as I arrived in Port Sudan, I prostrated in the airport and cried intensely because I never imagined I would reach a safe haven," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

As soon as you have a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, for example, Barbo said, “it’s hard to get documents executed. Or there’s a fall, and now the person is on their deathbed.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

As soon as I was out of the woman’s sight, I walked down by the stream and shoved the bread and cheese in my mouth.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff