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“soon” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

soon
In 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).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for soon?
The usual Latin words for “soon” are mox, iam, iamiamque; also propediem, celer, citus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.