as soon as | Idiomator

Meaning: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seeas,‎soon.I cameas soon asI could.; At themomentwhen;immediately(after);instantly; directly.Synonyms:immediately,onceAs soon ashe arrived, everyone gasped.1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXVI”, inIn Memoriam, London:Edward Moxon,[…],→OCLC,page43:[…]that eye which watches guilt⁠And goodness, and hath power to see⁠Within the green the moulder’d tree,And towers fall’nas soon asbuilt—[…]; (idiomatic)Used to indicate that the first action mentioned is aslikelyas, or ispreferredto, the second action mentioned.I'd jump out the windowas soon asnot.2003Oct. 12,William Safire(quoting 1913 New York City court records), "The Way We Live Now,"New York Times(retrieved 19 Sep 2015):"He was a bad guy. He would hit you with a chunk of pipeas soon aslook at you."2013April 5, David Hathaway, “Your 2nd Amendment Cop Buddy Will Take Your Guns”, inLewRockwell.com, retrieved19 September 2015:"[T]hey are the worst of the worst and they will shoot you justas soon assay Hello."

Examples:

EN: I will be, just as soon as...
ES: Estaré, tan pronto como...
EN: Forgive me for giving you the slip. While Juve is at the Station, it is better that I am free to work on his behalf to see that justice is done as soon as possible. - Jerome Fandor
ES: Mientras Juve está en el Almacén, será mejor que esté libre para trabajar por él y hacer justicia lo más pronto posible
EN: Ms. Marquise, I could not collect all the money which you asked, but tomorrow the 500,000 francs will be avaible for your disposition and I take them to you as soon as possible.
ES: Sra. Marquesa, No he podido reunir la totalidad del dinero sobre el cual Ud. preguntó, pero mañana los 500.000 ffs se los llevaré a primera hora. Por favor,
EN: For your own sake, I'd like to make a small change to your Egyptian cat as soon as possible.
ES: Por tu propio bien, quiero hacer algunos cambios en tu gato egipcio.
EN: Bring the military power back to the central. Settle the war as soon as possible.
ES: en el banquete con los marqués más tarde para recuperar el derecho militar y para pacificar la guerra lo antes posible.
EN: Take me away from here, as soon as possible
ES: Lléveme de aquí, cuanto antes
EN: Please, come as soon as possible!
ES: Por favor, ¡vengan enseguida!
EN: Since we all have the same goal, let's go as soon as possible.
ES: Ya que tenemos el mismo objetivo, vamos lo antes posible.
EN: They left the church as soon as the priest had stepped down from the pulpit.
ES: Dejaron la iglesia en cuanto el sacerdote bajó del púlpito.
EN: I'll leave as soon as I can so as not to commit a crime.
ES: me iré tan pronto como pueda antes de cometer un crimen;
EN: "You must take this up as soon as possible."
ES: "Necesita controlar esto lo más pronto posible."
EN: So he should come as soon as possible.
ES: Que venga pues lo antes posible.
ES: Que venga pues lo antes posible.
EN: "Ask Hutchins to let me know as soon as Mr. Bertie comes in."
ES: "Dile a Hutchins que me notifique tan pronto llegue el Sr. Bertie."
EN: "Oh, I should love to go too - as soon as Josiah feels well enough."
ES: Me encantaría ir, en cuanto Josiah se encuentre lo suficientemente bien.
EN: "Well - I'll call on her as soon as she comes to town."
ES: Bueno, la visitaré en cuanto llegue a la ciudad.

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