Instead
Soon
Soon adverb - By choice or preference.
Usage example: I'd sooner have a cavity filled than suffer through that opera again
Both words in one sentence
- So instead Max tells Taylor instead as soon as she comes into the room with them, telling Carter he's not actually talking to her.
Source: Series / Finding Carter - Instead, as soon as the firm's non-compete clause is nullified, every lawyer, paralegal and assistant walks rather than be associated with a firm engulfed in fraud.
Source: Reality Ensues / Live-Action TV - As soon as he does this, all the other Pirate Lords start screaming that he should vote for him/her instead.
Source: Decided By One Vote
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Soon or Instead. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/instead/soon.
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