pretty soon

ADVERB

presently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

immediately soon

STRONG

shortly

WEAK

anon before long before you know it by and by directly down the line down the pike down the road in a minute in a moment in a short time now nowadays today without delay

Antonyms

STRONGEST

later never

WEAK

eventually

Example Sentences

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“I’m concerned that a lot of call-center workers will not have jobs pretty soon, me included,” said Vonda Wilkins, a Phoenix-based customer-service representative.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

But pretty soon, traders could have the opportunity to trade computing just like they trade oil — via a standardized futures contract.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

But then, he predicted that industries would start using uranium and radium, and pretty soon we’d have … radioactive smog.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

That feels like it could happen pretty soon, perhaps even for the Miami Grand Prix in early May.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Sure enough, pretty soon my mom showed up.

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli

pretty soon

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