SOON Copy link • SOONIn a short time, brevi tempore, or simply brevi (denoting the short space of time in which anything happens): mox (very soon afterward, immediately after, always supposes a comparison between circumstances or points of time, of which the one follows after the other): jam, more strongly jamjamque (in a moment, represents the time of an action as present, which one indicates as impending): propediem (as soon as possible, tomorrow, denotes a definite point of time up to which anything may happen). Very soon, perbrevi: soon afterward, or thereupon, paullo post or post paullo; brevi postea; non ita multo post; brevi spatio interjecto: I will soon be here, jam hic adero. Quickly, immediately, celeriter: cito [Vid: IMMEDIATELY]. As soon as, statim; post (e.g., Germani statim e somno lavantur, as soon as they get up): as soon as Veii was taken, post Veios captos; or by an ablative; e.g., alicujus adventu, discessu, as soon as one had come, gone; solis occasu, as soon as the sun had set. At an early period, mature: mane (early in the morning). Too soon, ante tempus; mature or maturius (Vid: Bremi, Suet., Caes., 26): to do anything soon, maturare aliquid facere: as soon as, simul ac or (when a vowel follows) simul atque: as soon as possible, simul; simul ut; ut primum; cum primum; cum maturrime: as soon as I came to Rome after your departure, ut primum a tuo digresso Romam veni: as soon as the meeting was over, ambassadors were sent, ab illa concione legati missi sunt. Easily, facile: facili negotio. It is soon said, proclive dictu est (Cic., Off., 2, 60, 69).