too soon

ADJECTIVE

premature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hasty ill-considered untimely

WEAK

half-baked half-cocked inopportune jumping the gun overhasty precipitate previous

Antonyms

WEAK

backward careful cautious delayed late mature overdue prepared slow

ADJECTIVE

Synonyms

WEAK

ahead of early inopportune overearly oversoon precipitate soon too early unfounded untimely unwarranted

Antonyms

WEAK

current future later on time present timely well-timed

ADVERB

ahead of time

Synonyms

WEAK

before before the appointed time beforehand early with time to spare

Antonyms

WEAK

belatedly tardily

ADVERB

prematurely

Synonyms

WEAK

early precipitately rash

Example Sentences

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The thing is, all the discourse around this new ban is could, might, and ought to, because it’s just too soon to say what effect it will have.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

SpaceX stock is up nearly 50% and “flippers” are kicking themselves for selling too soon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Shipping groups warned Monday that it was too soon to safely resume sailing.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

It is way too soon to conclude that the memorandum of understanding can be extended into a grand bargain between the US and Iran.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Now that I see how unwieldy and overpowered his swing is, I have zero doubt he’ll mistime it and swing too soon.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

too soon

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