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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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

"I think we will pretty soon either make a deal or do whatever we have to do," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

"I'm probably still going to die pretty soon, but maybe I'll get an extra year or two."

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Our first tour we’re gonna announce pretty soon with dates and locations and all of that and and guests as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

But pretty soon he would go—he always did—and the two of them would come in together, Blount talking.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

pretty soon

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