复合形式：
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| all too soon adv | (prematurely) | SCSimplified Chinese 很快 hěn kuài |
| | All too soon, the lovely dinner date came to an end. |
| anytime soon adv | informal (in the near future) | SCSimplified Chinese 近期 jìn qī |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 很快 jìn qī，hěn kuài |
| 备注: Used in questions and with negatives |
| | Fred's in an important meeting and I don't expect him to be out anytime soon. |
| as soon as conj | (the moment that) | SCSimplified Chinese 一…就 yī … jiù |
| | I will pay for your ticket as soon as you make the reservation. |
| | 你一订好票我就付你钱。 |
| as soon as possible adv | (as early as is feasible) | SCSimplified Chinese 尽早地 jìn zǎo de
TCTraditional Chinese 儘早地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 尽快地 jìn zǎo de，jìn kuài de |
| | It's imperative that I speak with you as soon as possible. |
| | 我有必要尽早与你谈谈。 |
ASAP,
A.S.A.P.,
asap,
a.s.a.p. adv | acronym (as soon as possible) | SCSimplified Chinese 尽快 jǐn kuài
TCTraditional Chinese 盡快 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 越快越好 jǐn kuài，yuè kuài yuè hǎo |
| 备注: Most commonly used in American English as an acronym, and in British English as an initialism |
| | Please send your reply to the following address ASAP. |
| | 请尽快将回复发送至下列地址。 |
| coming soon expr | (imminent) | SCSimplified Chinese 即将到来的 jí jiāng dào lái de |
| | The poster advertising the movie said "Coming soon". |
| | 海报上的电影广告说：“即将上映”。 |
| get well soon interj | (expressing wish for recovery) | SCSimplified Chinese （祝你）早日康复 zhù nǐ zǎo rì kāng fù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 很快好起来 zhù nǐ zǎo rì kāng fù，hěn kuài hǎo qǐ lái |
| | I heard you came down with the flu. Get well soon! |
| | 我听说你得了流感。祝你早日康复！ |
| How soon ...? adv | (when will the earliest time be?) | SCSimplified Chinese 最快要多久 |
| | How soon can I see the doctor? |
| how soon conj | (the earliest time that) | SCSimplified Chinese 多快，多久 duō kuài，duō jiǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 多久 |
| | I want to know how soon he can come. |
It's none too soon,
it is none too soon expr | informal (it is overdue) | SCSimplified Chinese 一点也不早 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有点晚了 |
| | It seems like spring has finally arrived, and it is none too soon for me. |
| pretty soon adv | (in the near future) | SCSimplified Chinese 很快，不久之后 hěn kuài，bù jiǔ zhī hòu |
| | Pretty soon, the days will be long and hot. |
See you soon,
See you soon! interj | informal (goodbye for now) | SCSimplified Chinese 回头见 huí tóu jiàn
TCTraditional Chinese 回頭見 |
| | See you soon, Edna! |
| | 艾德娜，回头见！ |
| so soon adv | (at such an early time) | SCSimplified Chinese 这么早 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 这么快 |
| some time soon adv | (at an unspecified point in the near future) | SCSimplified Chinese 不久之后 bù jiǔ zhī hòu |
| soon after adv | (a short while later) | SCSimplified Chinese 不久以后 bù jiǔ yǐ hòu
TCTraditional Chinese 不久以後 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 很快 bù jiǔ yǐ hòu，hěn kuài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 稍后 bù jiǔ yǐ hòu，shāo hòu |
| | I was born at 3pm; my twin brother followed soon after. |
| | 我下午3点出生，很快我的双胞胎弟弟也出生了。 |
| soon after prep | (just following) | SCSimplified Chinese 不久… bù jiǔ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 紧接着… bù jiǔ，jǐn jiē zhe |
| | The team fired their manager soon after losing the game. |
| | 输了比赛后不久，那支队伍就开除了经理。 |
| soon enough adv | (before long) | SCSimplified Chinese 不久 bù jiǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 不久 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一会 bù jiǔ，yí huì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 很快 bù jiǔ，hěn kuài |
| | You'll be back in town soon enough. |
| soon thereafter adv | formal (shortly afterwards) | SCSimplified Chinese 不久以后 bù jiǔ yǐ hòu
TCTraditional Chinese 不久以後 |
| Speak soon interj | informal, abbr (We will speak again soon) | SCSimplified Chinese 回见 huí jiàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 回头聊 |
| too soon adj | (excessively early) | SCSimplified Chinese 太早的 tài zǎo de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 太快的 tài zǎo de，tài kuài de |
| | It's too soon to tell whether the operation is a success or not. |
| too soon adv | (prematurely) | SCSimplified Chinese 过早地 guò zǎo de
TCTraditional Chinese 過早地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 时机未成熟地 guò zǎo de， |
| | I arrived too soon and had to wait for them to open the store. |
| very soon adv | (in a short while from now) | SCSimplified Chinese 不一会儿 bù yī huì er
TCTraditional Chinese 不一會兒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 顷刻 bù yī huì er，qǐng kè |
| | We will be leaving very soon. |
| very soon adv | (rapidly) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常快 fēi cháng kuài |
would as soon,
had as soon,
would sooner,
would just as soon v aux | (would rather) | SCSimplified Chinese 宁可 nìng kě
TCTraditional Chinese 寧可 |
| Write soon interj | informal, written (I hope you will write to me soon) (用于信函中) | SCSimplified Chinese 急待你的回信 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 尽快回信 |