just as soon
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No one can blame them if they look around, catch up on the anger-soaked news they missed while they were gone, and quietly ponder whether they’d just as soon go back into space.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
In the business of the worst moment, there may be unanimity, just as soon as the effects of the smelling salts and the large brandies kick in.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
She even has a plan to get Leo’s mixtape heard by the hottest club owner in town, and she’ll finish explaining it just as soon as she’s finished vogueing with real-life ballroom staple Natasha Twist.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025
They don’t have solid answers just yet, but they will, they said — just as soon as they can complete the complex and often months-long “origin and cause” investigations that are only just beginning now.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025
‘That’s why. Mrs. Lapham promised your grandpa would take me on just as soon as she was buried. She died—and he did. That’s all.’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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