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Soonest

adverb/sˈuːnɪst/
Definition
with the least delay
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˈuːnɪst/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈuːnɪst/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈuːnɪst/
2 syllables Say it as /sˈuːnɪst/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbwith the least delay
“the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M.”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
am schnellsten
mit der geringsten Verzögerung
🇫🇷French
le plus tôt
avec le moins de retard
🇪🇸Spanish
lo más pronto posible
con el menor retraso
🇮🇹Italian
al più presto
con il minimo ritardo
🇳🇱Dutch
spoedigst
met de minste vertraging
🇵🇹Portuguese
mais rápido
com o mínimo de atraso
🇷🇺Russian
как можно скорее
с наименьшей задержкой
India
🇮🇳Hindi
जल्द से जल्द
कम से कम देरी के साथ
🇧🇩Bengali
দ্রুততম
ন্যূনতম বিলম্বের সাথে
🇮🇳Tamil
விரைவில்
குறைந்த தாமதத்துடன்
🇮🇳Telugu
త్వరగా
కనీసం ఆలస్యంతో
🇮🇳Marathi
लवकरात लवकर
कमीतकमी विलंबाने
🇮🇳Gujarati
જલદી
ઓછામાં ઓછા વિલંબ સાથે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬೇಗ
ಕನಿಷ್ಠ ವಿಳಂಬದೊಂದಿಗೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഏറ്റവും വേഗം
ഏറ്റവും കുറഞ്ഞ കാലതാമസത്തോടെ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਜਲਦੀ
ਘੱਟੋ-ਘੱਟ ਦੇਰੀ ਨਾਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
جلد از جلد
کم سے کم تاخیر کے ساتھ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
最快的
以最少的延迟
🇯🇵Japanese
最も早く
最小限の遅延で
🇰🇷Korean
빨리
최소한의 지연으로
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sớm nhất
với độ trễ ít nhất
🇹🇭Thai
เร็วที่สุด
โดยมีความล่าช้าน้อยที่สุด
🇮🇩Indonesian
paling cepat
dengan penundaan paling sedikit
🇵🇭Filipino
sa lalong madaling panahon
na may pinakamaliit na pagkaantala
🇲🇾Malay
paling cepat
dengan sedikit kelewatan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
في أقرب وقت
بأقل تأخير
🇮🇷Persian
زودترین
با کمترین تاخیر
🇹🇷Turkish
en erken
en az gecikmeyle
🇮🇱Hebrew
הכי מהר
עם הכי פחות עיכוב
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'soonest'?
The primary meaning of 'soonest' is 'with the least delay'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'soonest' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'soonest' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'soonest' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'soonest' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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