SOON
/К Don't confuse soon (=in a short time) and early (^before the usual time).
see also early, later/at a later
TIME
Kl soon
soon /sum [adv] in a short time from now. or a short time after something else happens: It'll soon be Christmas. I Driving in the city was hard at first, but she soon got used to it. I She arrived home sooner than we expected, as soon as possible Please reply as soon as possible.
as soon as you can I came as soon as I could.
the sooner the better (=when it is important that something is done very soon) The sooner we get him to the hospital the better.
soon after/afterwards They set off soon
after breakfast.
befo Гв (on.Q /bi,fbir iDijII-'birj/ if something happens before long, it happens after a fairly short time: The bus will be here before long. I He joined the business as Sales Director, but before long he was running the whole company.
shortly /'/э:ЧИ/ [adu] soon - use this especially about something that you know will happen soon: We apologize for the delay - the train will be leaving shortly. I The President will shortly be on his way to /ta/у for a trade conference. shortly after/before Her last novel was published shortly after her death.
A Shortly is more formal than soon
in the near future /in Оэ ,шэг 'fju:tjv/
SOON
When you see la, go to the ESSENTIAL COMMUNICATION section.
use this to talk about something that will happen in the next few weeks or months, although you do not know exactly when: She doesn't have a driver's license, but is hoping to pass her test in the near future. I Successful candidates will be contacted in the near future.
Efl very soon
in ПО time Ш 'пэо taim use this to talk about something good that will happen very soon or that happened a very short time after something else: Take this medicine and you'll be feeling better in no time.
in no time at all In no time at all they were back together again.
Qin a minute in э mmJ,t especially spoken use this to talk about something that will happen within a few minutes, especially something you are waiting for or hoping for: Tm bored. Can we go now?" "OK - in a minute!" I Coffee will be ready in a minute. I Dale climbed into the plane beside her, and in a minute they were on their way.
Qany minute now ,em min]t паи/ spoken use this to talk about something that will happen or start very soon, especially something exciting or important: \Me will be bringing you the first live pictures from Jupiter any minute now.
quickly kwikli/ [adu) if you do something
quickly, you do it very soon after something else happens: We quickly realised that something was wrong when we saw her expression I Alex was knocked to the ground, but he quickly recovered.
EJ something that will happen soon
imminent /'im^nant/ [adj] especially
written an important or worrying event that is imminent will happen very soon By then, war was imminent. I With с general election imminent, Churchill returned to London. in imminent danger of sth (=when something bad is likely to happen very soon) Whole sections of the ruined abbey are in imminent danger of collapse.
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Qbe coming up jbi ,клти] лр/ especially spoken if something is coming up, it is going to happen soon: Katie's working much harder now that her final exams are coming up. have sth coming up You have a birthday coming up, haven't you?
SORRY
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S3 APOLOGIZING
feel sorry because you have done something bad or stupid feel sad for someone because they are in a bad situation
EMBARRASSED
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ASHAMED GUILTY/
NOT GUILTY
D to tell someone you are
sorry you did something
say you are sorry sei ju: У snri||- sci:ri
to tell someone you are sorry because you have upset them or done something that causes problems for them: Sometimes it's not easy to say you are sorry. + (that) She finally arrived, and said she was sorry we had been kept waiting.
SORRY
accept sb's apology/apologies / hope you will accept our sincere apologies, demand an apology Blake was wrongfully arrested and is now demanding an apology from the police.
plural apologies
what you say to tell someone you are sorry
Qsorry/Гт sorry 'sort, aim snri -'sairi spoken say this to tell someone you are sorry that you upset them or caused problems for them: you can also say this as a polite way of excusing yourself for a small mistake: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude. I Sorry, did I step on your foot? I'm very/really/terribly sorry I'm really sorry. Joanna. I've broken one of your glasses.
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+ (that) I'm sorry that I shouted at you. I Sorry we're late, Shelley. + about Sorry about all the noise sorry to do sth Tm sorry to bother you. but I need to discuss my essay.
<Qsay sorry /'sei sori}|~fso:ri f ччлл. iy spoken to tell someone, especially a mem* ber of your family or close friend, that you are sorry because you have upset them or done something bad: She says she won't see him again unless he says sorry + to Go and say sorry to your mother Andrew.
apologize (also apologise British)
3pobd^aiz|]3pu:-/ [и I) to tell someone you are sorry, especially in a formal or official situation: The hotel manager apologized and agreed to give us our money back. + /or British Airways apologizes for the
late arrival of flight BA297. + to The US has apologized to Britain for an accident in which two British soldiers were killed.
apologize for doing sth She apologized for causing us so much inconvenience.
A Don't say 'I apologized her'. Say I apologized to her
apology /эрпЫзфра:- [n CI something that you say or write to tell someone that you are sorry: The story was full of lies, and the paper had to print an apology.
О excuse me i к'skj u:z mi:/ spoken, especially american say this to tell someone you are sorry because you accidentally touched them or made a small or embarrassing mistake: Oh, excuse me, is that your bag I just stood on? I Excuse me - I didn 't realize there was anyone in here.