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soon afterward

ADVERB

immediately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly forthwith instantly promptly rapidly shortly soon urgently

STRONG

now

WEAK

PDQ anon at short notice away double-time hereupon in a New York minute in a flash in a jiffy in nothing flat instantaneously instanter like now now or never on the dot on the double on the spot pronto right now straight away straight off summarily thereupon this instant this minute tout de suite unhesitatingly without delay without hesitation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

later

WEAK

eventually never

Example Sentences

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The result was peace during his time but strife soon afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Amazon expects to launch its first pharmacy kiosks at One Medical offices in downtown Los Angeles, West Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Long Beach and West Hollywood, and plans to expand to additional locations soon afterward.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025

Turner was arrested during the raid, and Kingston was arrested soon afterward near Ft.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

The agency obtained samples from the animal from a taxidermist soon afterward.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

Monge’s work was so important to the military that much of it was made into a state secret by the revolutionary government and by the Napoleonic government that succeeded it soon afterward.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

soon afterward

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