First off and Soon

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First off adverb - Before anything else.

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Soon and first off are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Soon" instead an adverb phrase "First off".

Soon adverb - At or within a short time.

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First off and soon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "First off" instead an adverb "Soon".

First off, there's no defense team, but instead a group of childhood friends hanging out at their former, soon-to-be-demolished elementary school.

Source: Oddball in the Series
First off, introducing a new love interest for Willow so soon after Tara's death was questionable.

Source: The Scrappy / Live-Action TV

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