Definition of Too soon

1. Adverb. Before the usual time or the time expected. "The house was completed ahead of time"

Exact synonyms: Ahead Of Time, Early
Antonyms: Late

Lexicographical Neighbors of Too Soon

too big for one's britches
too big to fail
too clever by half
too hot to hold
too large
too little
too little, too late
too many cooks spoil the broth
too much
too much(p)
too much bed makes a dull head
too much information
too much of a good thing
too posh to push
too rich for one's blood
too soon (current term)
tooart
tooarts
toodeloo
toodle-oo
toodle pip
toodles
tooeleite
took
took a hint
took action
took care
took charge
took command
took control

Literary usage of Too soon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The poetical works of Thomas Moore by Thomas Moore (1827)
"On ! see those cherries—though once so glowing, They Ч с lain too long on ilie sun-bright wall ; And mark! already their bloom is going; too soon they '11 ..."

2. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"men envy, and though fools upbraid, Be gay : too soon the flowers of spring will fade. ... Let others toil in war, in arts, or trade:— Be gay : too soon the ..."

3. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"Be gay : too soon the flowers of spring will fade. The tulip now its varied hue displays, And sheds, like Ahmed's eye, celestial rays. ..."

4. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"He moved about too soon, however, and the consequence was—a blur where Lord Brougham should ... too soon ..."

5. The Bookman (1903)
"... been rather unfairly treated by the so-called profes- the work which won him a deserved popularity a few years too soon. Alleged literary publications ..."

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