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Definition of Too soon
1. Adverb. Before the usual time or the time expected. "The house was completed ahead of time"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Too Soon
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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